Mikael Rasmusson wrote:

>Don Satz wrote:
>
>>I may be out in left field here, but I see the 1st more as a romantic than
>>late-romantic work, and therefore, less representative of Mahler than his
>>4th which I loved immediately upon first hearing.
>
>You're not alone.  I also find #1 less representative of Mahler and not so
>interesting as the rest.

I don't think it is unrepresentative of Mahler but it is more romantic
than his others.  Still very much in the Late Romantic camp though.
More romantic until it gets to the last movement.  I jump every time.

David Stewart
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