This is the entry after TJKCB.
Bernstein, my favorite conductor; Mahler, my favorite composer.
Bernsein, a German noun, means amber in English; Mahler, a German noun, means painter in English (I could not find this entry in 2 German-English dictionaries (Webster's and Collins Unabridged) and in 2 German dictionaries (Wahrig and Duden), I learned this from a German textbook and it is confirmed by google:
You could not find this translation in google translate:
They were both jewish people.
I have listened Mahler's 9th symphony more than10 times. It is about his life. He probably knew he was about to die when he was composing, he was also crying for his daughter's death in this symphony.
9th symphony listening guide:
https://mahlerfoundation.org/mahler/listening-guide/listening-guide-symphony-no-9-intro/
"Four ways to farewell", in Bernstein's words:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViBPxZaEaKY
Mahler's 9th symphony, Bernstein with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoNEeKJ2x44&t=3620s
All his symphonies are also my favorite, especially No.1, 2. 3, 5 and 9.
There are movies about him:
"Maher":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGq7TFoxB4E
"keeping score":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5DfYcT5icY
"Bride of the Wind":
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212827/
My collections, Bernstein and Mahler: CD (>150), DVD(9), BD(10):
