Mahler or Bruckner?

I like both for different reasons, but I chose Mahler.

I love Mahler's First, Fifth, and Seventh.

I love Bruckner's Sixth and Eighth.

Mahler is so dull and overrated.

R2 Really? Why do you say that?

The Van Wyck is usually the best expressway to take, the Hutch isn’t to bad either.

Voting for Mahler on behalf of my wife. She found his music more melodic, which made it more fun for her to play.

Tried listening to both. Couldn't get into either.

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Stritch reportedly thought he was a chocolate cake.

Elaine Stritch told me who to like.

Mahler is winning by a landslide

And one for Mahler.

MAHLER. Good God, Bruckner is BORING.

And Bruckner's Ninth is incomplete, so he only left eight symphonies. Mahler left nine plus however you want to classify Das Lied.

People who like Mahler also like Henry James, have leather patches on their cardigan's elbows, drink sherry, quote Alexander Pope, and eschew televisions. Pretentious doesn't even begin to describe them.

R12 Well, I am 3/6 (the first three)

I detest bruckner. Mahler is much more interesting

What’s wrong with liking Henry James?

what'a wrong with liking william james either?

Mahler, only because I like his movie soundtracks. Never heard of the other guy.

[quote]Mahler or Bruckner?

Mahler and Bruckner.

Sarong so wrong

Mahler is my favorite composer. I like 2, 6, and 3 the most. I have a lot of Bruckner, but in almost 40 years, I don’t really know one symphony from another.

I don’t do anything else r12 lists.

Perhaps a piece of Mahler.

That's chocolate, right.

R21 = R7

Mahler 5 is the mandatory soundtrack for any twink-chaser's life.

R23 What do you mean? I love Mahler's fifth and I am not a twink chaser

I’ll drink to that, R7!

Hell, I’ll drink to anything.

I really wish I could appreciate Mahler/Bruckner because that's all the NY Phil ever programs. For symphonies, I'm more into Shostakovich and early John Adams.

Harmonium is great, but it is no Mahler 1

Both are great in their own way

Both should be played simultaneously

R29, that would be cock-ophany of sound.

R26, I'm surprised that Mahler leaves you cold if you're into Shostakovich.

And that's become a big problem with orchestras all over the world; if they want to fill a hall, they put a Mahler or Bruckner symphony on the program. So much other interesting repertoire gets ignored.

Mahler and Shostakovich are very different composers in my view. Mahler has his feet in the 19th century while looking forward. Shostakovich seems firmly planted in the horrors of the mid-20th century.

A little Mahler for your evening enjoyment. (Not little, really. The Third Symphony is the longest symphony in all of music.)

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