Keeping Score

Mahler: Legacy

Michael Tilson Thomas examines Gustav Mahler's creative growth, from the 1890s to his death at the age of 51 on May 18, 1911, including his symphonies, the Ruckert songs and Das Lied von der Erde. The show charts Mahler's mercurial career as a conductor, from the Vienna Opera to Carnegie Hall in New York, as well as his tempestuous relationship with his wife Alma. At Mahler's simple grave in a Grinzing cemetery, MTT explains why Mahler has so profoundly affected his own life.