Mahler's Ninth + Insomnia
Can't sleep, so I'm listening to Mahler's Ninth. I know I won't make it through the whole thing, but the journey of the 75 minute piece makes a powerful trek throughout the fabric of the human psyche and soul. The first and final movements in particular cannot be described if you allow them to sink under your skin.
They reach far beyond an individual, far beyond a species. As Karajan said, "It is music coming from another world, it is coming from eternity."
They reach far beyond an individual, far beyond a species. As Karajan said, "It is music coming from another world, it is coming from eternity."