After being this weekend in a splendorous concert at Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Theater, it was impossible not to look deeply about Mahler’s life and his masterpiece Symphony No. 8, and to understand his influence and importance in classical music. While reading about this Symphony which is called the “Symphony of a Thousand” because it involves many artists in scene, made me understand why it was the one of the biggest projects for our Colombian musicians and how their consistent work and effort makes them exceeded our expectations. From so many things that impressed me, one of them was the passion of the orchestra’s conductor the Mexican Enrique Arturo Diemecke that was radiated along the concert represented by his movements, the way he introduced each of the instruments and how he joined all of them, including the different voices, as a whole melody. I really want to invite you to have a look about this artist and his touchable masterpiece and enjoy it, even if you did not have the privilege of enjoying our musicians’ talent and Mahler’s Legacy. Because as Diemecke said at the end of the concert, “The essence of the artist is not only what he has done, but the fact that it remains forever.”
http://www.8notes.com/biographies/mahler.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._8_%28Mahler%29
http://www.filarmonicabogota.gov.co/web2011/mahler.html
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