Episode 4

A page from Mahler's original score, used at the second performance of the First Symphony in Hamburg in 1893. Used with permission.

Movement Four
"The Battle of Fate"

Gustav Mahler originally titled his First Symphony “Titan,” because of the mighty struggle between his hero and fate, a monumental battle that reaches its climax in the fourth movement.

James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler
Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

Guests include:
• Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony and New World Symphony
• William Hudgins, Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Jennifer Montone, Principal Horn, Philadelphia Orchestra
• Marilyn McCoy, Columbia University, New York
• Christine Lee Gengaro, Los Angeles City College

Music used in Episode 4. All titles used with permission.

Symphony No. 1 in D Major: IV. Stürmisch Bewegt ("Stormy, fast")
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Capriccio (C5026)

Symphony No. 1 in D Major: IV. Stürmisch Bewegt ("Stormy, fast")
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra, conducted by Markus Stenz
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Oehms Classics (OC646)

Symphony No. 1 in D Major: IV. Stürmisch Bewegt ("Stormy, fast")
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Halasz
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Naxos (8.550522)

“Blumine” ("Flower Piece")
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
Courtesy of the San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco Symphony (60)

Das klagende Lied: Hochzeitsstück
(The Song of Lamentation: "Wedding Piece")
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Waynflete Singers, Bath Festival Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Hickox
Courtesy of Chandos Records Ltd
Chandos (CHAN 9247)

Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen (Arr. U. Caine for Jazz Ensemble)
("Solemn and measured, without dragging")
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Uri Caine Ensemble
Courtesy of Winter & Winter GmbH
Winter & Winter GmbH (910 004-2)

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: II. Molto Vivace
By Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by the Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia, conducted by Béla Drahos
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Naxos (8.553478)

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro Con Brio
By Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by the Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia, conducted by Béla Drahos
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Naxos (8.554061)