In class four we will consider the surprisingly common usage of the linden tree as a symbol and metaphor in European writing; specifically the occurrence of a linden tree in the fourth of the Wayfarer songs.
We will hear the last two Wayfarer songs, see videos where Michael Tilson Thomas discusses the final two movements, view complete performances of the last two movements of Mahler’s Symphony Number 1, and look at some contemporary reviews of the first performance.
