Mitch Friedfeld responded to Ravi:

>>... For some reason, the Philharmonic Association has decided to seat
>>latecomers after the first movement of the opening piece.  This was
>>highly distracting in the Mahler.
>
>No, it's Salonen's attempt at authenticity.  Mahler programmed a
>five-minute break between the first and second movements, lol.

Mahler programmed a five minute break between the first and second
movement of Das Lied?  are you sure you are not confusing this bit
of authenticity to the second symphony?

Alan Dugan