7th Symphony Concert: The Titan

"The Titan"—this wasn't just a nickname for Mahler's First Symphony, which the composer later dropped, but also an unofficial title given by younger generations to their composer idol, Beethoven. The sunny character of his Second Symphony belies the fact that Beethoven was already struggling with hearing loss when he composed it. Mahler's First Symphony broke the established boundaries of the genre in its time. For this, a conductor of superlativ...