Music.

This article presents a critical appraisal of a symphony performance in New York City, which was written by Gustav Mahler. It was played by the Philadelphia Orchestra, while the choral parts were sung by nearly a thousand trained singers, members of several choral societies in the city. The performance was very good. Unfortunately, the game did not seemworth the candle. Mahler never intended that his eighth symphony should be sung by a chorus of a thousand. He had in mind a choir of a few hundred, but his manager in Munich saw a chance to do something big.