Episode 259: Losing Time ("Tár" with Paul Bloom)
Very Bad Wizards
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The Fifth Symphony of Mahler
The conductor has to make some creative decisions, because not everything is spelled out. Bernstein really had this belief that you could reach back in time and give meaning to your previous actions based on your later actions. And she disagrees. She says, no, Mahler, Mahler's fifth was born into young love. Yeah, young love, which will be a recurring thing.
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