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  • Unearthing Music Inspired by the U.S. National Parks

    Unearthing Music Inspired by the U.S. National Parks

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    by

    Brian Wise
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    When Gustav Mahler was composing his Symphony No. 3 in Steinbach am Attersee – part of Austria’s spectacular Salzkammergut lake district – the young conductor Bruno Walter paid him a visit. As Walter stepped off the ferry boat, Mahler saw that his guest was gazing up at the cragged, limestone mountains which provided a dramatic backdrop to the lakefront.