Movement Three – The Huntsman’s Funeral (S1, Ep.3)

Early audiences found the third movement of Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony grotesque, macabre and unsettling. Inspired by an engraving entitled “The Huntsman’s Funeral,” Mahler juxtaposes death with humor, incorporating a popular children's melody—a brilliant touch that still delights and spooks audiences today. 

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

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*WILLIAM HUDGINS - Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra

*DOMINIC SELDIS - Principal Bass, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University

*PHILIP V. BOHLMAN - University of Chicago

*CHRISTIAN GLANZ - University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna

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