Gustav Mahler, at the outset of his musical journey, would famously declare that "a symphony should be like the universe; it should contain everything"—and gave profound expression to that admonition in each of the nine extraordinary completed symphonies that followed.
Monday afternoon, in honor of the 160th anniversary of Mahler's birth, Foley Schuler will feature what would become the most popular and performed of the composer's works during his own lifetime—and still one of his most cherished to this day—representing not so much a glimpse but rather a bold and unflinching gaze into eternity: his Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection."
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Public Radio.