Patrick Bade
Mahler Goes to New York
Summary
Patrick Bade discusses the era of Gustav Mahler’s life (1860–1911) after he resigned from the Vienna Opera. Following a tragic series of events, Mahler accepted an invitation to go to New York and conduct at the Metropolitan and that’s where he spent the rest of his career.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.
I don’t know. He might have liked it. Wagner liked Bruckner’s. He was very happy to receive the dedication of Bruckner’s Third Symphony. It always seems to me that the three great children of Wagner, who all developed Wagner in very, very different ways, are Mahler, Debussy, and Strauss. They are three composers who are unthinkable without Wagner. They are the children of Wagner.
His wife, well, yeah, I’m sure, Anna was the daughter who survived, she would’ve certainly gone with him as well.
Yes, there are conductors who specialize in opera and you’re quite right, it is different from conducting orchestral words.