tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33366214.post6413824074355869647..comments2023-11-04T08:38:43.573-04:00Comments on Thoughts On a Train: Mahler's Symphony No. 9: Up Close & PersonalDick Strawserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10033692470502525123noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33366214.post-80082325551818549322016-05-04T16:59:13.395-04:002016-05-04T16:59:13.395-04:00very nicely described all about :)very nicely described all about :)Malikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757360615505537166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33366214.post-69416189968341766452014-01-17T06:38:05.478-05:002014-01-17T06:38:05.478-05:00I am always surprised to read that the 9th symphon...I am always surprised to read that the 9th symphony's adagio is "hopeful" or "consoling". To me the only word that comes to mind is "déchirant" (literally tearing or ripping apart). Also, instead of rambling about "finding god", you could have mentioned the most remarkable thing imo : that the whole movement is built on a simple grupetto motive that keeps coming like an obsessive, relentless thought.Dr Faustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178034679265747465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33366214.post-58351050894455180722013-11-17T15:05:24.544-05:002013-11-17T15:05:24.544-05:00I spent 3 years writing a novel about a young pian...I spent 3 years writing a novel about a young pianist/violinist whose life becomes a nightmare because of a crush one of his students has on him. Mahler is a dominant figure in the novel. Check it out at http://nelsondonley.wix.com/lifeaintkindUNCLEJUNIORiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06553314655140186774noreply@blogger.com