Coming To Terms With The Symphony
That I call it a symphony is really incorrect, as it does not follow the usual form. The term “symphony” – to me this means creating a world with all the technical means available.[1]
– Gustav Mahler
FOOTNOTE
1. Henry-Louis de La Grange, Mahler. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1973, p. 330.
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