Episode 3

A page from Mahler's sketch of the third movement (1900)
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, Mus.ms. 22736
Used with permission

Movement Three
“St. Ursula’s Smile”

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.

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
Billy Lyons as the voice of Arthur Schopenhauer

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

Music used in Episode 3. All titles used with permission.

Symphony No. 4 in G Major: III. Ruhevoll, Poco Adagio
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Semyon Bychkov
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Pentatone (5186972)

Symphony No. 1 in D Major, "Titan": I. Langsam, Schleppend
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Halász
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Naxos (9.40345)

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: VI. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Cologne Gurzenich Orchestra, conducted by Markus Stenz
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Oehms Classics (OC648)

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
By Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Richard Edlinger
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Naxos (8.571005)

Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: I. Einfach
By Robert Schumann
Performed by Freddy Kempf
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
BIS (BIS-CD-960)

Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 5, Das irdische Leben
By Gustav Mahler
Sung by Christiane Iven, accopmanied by the SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks, conducted by Michael Gielen
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
SWR Classic (SWR19042CD)

Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Minor (Completed by D. Cooke): III. Purgatorio. Allegretto moderato
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks, conducted by Michael Gielen
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
SWR Classic (SWR19042CD)