Movement One - Mahler's Laughter (S4, Ep.1)

Mahler’s Fourth Symphony is his most playful composition, and one that he originally called a “Symphonic Humoresque.” In the first movement, we hear a side of Mahler we haven’t heard before.*****Starring:*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner*DOMINIC COMPERATORE as the voice of Bruno Walter*JACK BERENHOLTZ as the voice of Paul Bekker*DAN BARNETT as the voice of Jean Paul Richter*ROBERT FASS as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner*DAVID RAPKIN as the voice of E.T.A. Hoffmann*P.J. OCHLAN as the voice of Alfred RollerGuests include:*SIR SIMON RATTLE – Conductor (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic)*KENT NAGANO – Conductor (Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony Orchestra)*WILLIAM HENRY CURRY – Conductor (Durham Symphony)*MARINA MAHLER - Granddaughter of Gustav Mahler and President of the Mahler Foundation*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic*PAUL MERKELO - Principal Trumpet, Montreal Symphony Orchestra*EMMANUEL PAHUD - Principal Flute, Berlin Philharmonic*RICHARD WOODHAMS - Former Principal Oboe, Philadelphia Orchestra*CYNTHIA YEH - Principal Percussion, Chicago Symphony Orchestra*PAUL FLEMING - Cornell University, Ithaca*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University, New York*****Support us on PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/u91819874/membershipSee the new EMBRACE EVERYTHING MUG on our website:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/donate.htmlFor a tax-deductible one-time contribution, support us on FRACTURED ATLAS:https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerConsider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.Contributions of any size are appreciated.For more information, contact us at [email protected]*****EPISODE LINK:Season 4, Episode 1: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s4e1.htmlEMBRACE EVERYTHING WEBSITE:www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgEMBRACE EVERYTHING SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahler/X: https://x.com/worldofmahlerBluesky :https://bsky.app/profile/worldofmahler.bsky.socialBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7