Gustav Mahler Symphony no. 4 in G major first movement. Bedachtig. Nicht eilen

This symphony of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was first performed in Munich, Germany, in 1901. The first movement translates as “deliberately, not rushed.” Zubin Mehta conducted this recording of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Barbara Hendricks, Soprano, and Chaim Taub, solo violin, in 1979. DECCA.

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"[Huberman] stepped out in front with all of his stardom and fame…to show that the threat of Nazism would not destroy the cultural achievement of the Jewish people." —

Leon Botstein, president, Bard College

"One has to build a fist against anti-Semitism—a first class orchestra will be this fist." —

Bronislaw Huberman, Palestine Symphony Orchestra founder

"The seeds of culture that Huberman planted here, that he brought from Central Europe, we are reaping its rewards today." —

Zubin Mehta, music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Mahler Symphony no. 4 in G major first movement. Bedachtig. Nicht eilen

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