Movement Three - St. Ursula's Smile (S4, Ep.3)

Jul 9, 2025

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In the third movement of his Fourth Symphony, Mahler introduces a different kind of humor, one that inspires both laughter and tears at the same time.

Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, Dominic Comperatore as the voice of Bruno Walter, Dan Barnett as the voice of Jean Paul Richter, Jack Berenholtz as the voice of Paul Bekker, and Billy Lyons as the voice of Arthur Schopenhauer.

Guests include William Henry Curry (Music Director, Durham Symphony Orchestra), Kent Nagano (General Music Director, Hamburg State Opera), Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), D.D. Jackson (Jazz Pianist and Composer), Anthony McGill (Principal Clarinet, New York Philharmonic), Paul Merkelo (Principal Trumpet, Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Paul Fleming (Cornell University, Ithaca), Caroline Kita (Washington University in St. Louis), Ioannis Konstantakos (University of Athens, Greece), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York) and Joanna Neilly, (Oxford University, England).

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