Hi

[madaboutmahler]

Yes, Karl, I really do

[Karl Henning]

Well, then why don't you let your enthusiasm show? ; )

[SonicMan46]

Hi Henk - welcome back and hope to see you posting again! 

[ibanezmonster]

Well, then why don't you let your enthusiasm show? ; )

I remember when I had that much enthusiasm lol...

[madaboutmahler]

Well, then why don't you let your enthusiasm show? ; )

Sure! I'll post several Mahler essays onto the mania thread.

[Karl Henning]

Well, and wear a T-shirt or something . . . .

; )

[madaboutmahler]

Well, and wear a T-shirt or something . . . .

; )

Ah yes, in fact, I am wearing my Mahler T-shirt right now!

[Henk]

Thanks Henk!
Yes....

I better ask now...
Do you like Mahler, Henk?

I have to dissapoint you . I don't like Mahler, the music may be beautiful, but just doesn't satisfy me. I will try later again, I think I should know at least all his symphonies. In general I don't like late-romantic music.

Henk

[Henk]

Can be I try to talk a bit civilized, but native speakers are much more confident with what they say. They know what they say and how to express themselves. I have to find ways of expressing and I'm often not sure about it. Keeping it simple helps often for.

But I like to develop my english skills. It offers more possibilities.

[Karl Henning]

Mind Daniel's hammer, Henk ; )

[madaboutmahler]

I have to dissapoint you . I don't like Mahler, the music may be beautiful, but just doesn't satisfy me. I will try later again, I think I should know at least all his symphonies. In general I don't like late-romantic music.

Henk

Ah.... which of his symphonies have you not heard yet?

Mind Daniel's hammer, Henk ; )

[vandermolen]

Welcome back and Happy New Year.

[Henk]

Ah.... which of his symphonies have you not heard yet?

No. 3 for instance.

[Marc]

Henk, welcome back!

About a certain Gustav: my personal advice would be to start (again?) with symphonies 1 & 4, and also with the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.
Mind you, I know there are plenty of people who, like you, aren't happy with Mahler's long symphonies but really enjoy his Lieder.

[Mirror Image]

Henk, just stay away from Mahler. If Mahler doesn't give you some kind of gratification and pleasure, then don't listen to him. It's really that simple. I almost went through Mahler phase several months ago, but I was only kidding myself. Mahler's music does absolutely nothing to me. I just can't listen to his music anymore. The length of the symphonies never bothered me, it's the general expression and emotion of the music that doesn't appeal to me. If we're discussing Austrian composers, give me Berg, Bruckner, or Schoenberg any day over Mahler.

[Opus106]

Henk, just stay away from Mahler. If Mahler doesn't give you some kind of gratification and pleasure, then don't listen to him. It's really that simple.

[eyeresist]

Henk, just stay away from Mahler. If Mahler doesn't give you some kind of gratification and pleasure, then don't listen to him. It's really that simple. I almost went through Mahler phase several months ago, but I was only kidding myself. Mahler's music does absolutely nothing to me. I just can't listen to his music anymore. The length of the symphonies never bothered me, it's the general expression and emotion of the music that doesn't appeal to me. If we're discussing Austrian composers, give me Berg, Bruckner, or Schoenberg any day over Mahler.

Heh, for me the Mahler situation reminds me of the saying, "If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart. If he is not a conservative by the time he is 40, he has no brain," except substituting "Mahlerian" for both ideological extremes. It's that in-between period that's tricky.

Ah yes, in fact, I am wearing my Mahler T-shirt right now!

And I am wearing my Bruckner shirt!

Sorry to divert your thread, Henk. I agree with Marc's Mahler recommendations to you (and since you dislike Late Romantic, you should probably avoid Bernstein's later recordings). I recently discovered the Wunderhorn songs and they are a lot of fun.

But listen to what you like. There is enough music for everyone.