Mahler Symphony No. 2, Part 2
Mahler Symphony No. 2, Part 2  
Podcast: Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Published On: Thu May 07 2020
Description: Today we explore the two middle movements of Mahler's 2nd symphony. These movements were meant as intermezzi, and are both memories in their own way. The first is a nostalgic, wistful, and extraordinarily simple(for Mahler) Austrian Landler. The second is a bitterly cynical and ironic retelling of a story from Mahler's favorite collection of folk poetry, Des Knaben Wunderhorn(The Boy's Magic Horn). These are the movements listeners sometimes struggle with the most, so let's uncover their secrets together!