Mahler and Ives's Third Symphony: Fact or Fiction? - Part 3: The Case of Mr. Kirkpatrick
Channel: Charles Ives - Fourth Symphony
Date: 2023-12-23

Part 3 of an illustrated exploration of the fantastic claim that Gustav Mahler obtained a copy of Charles Ives's Third Symphony and returned to Europe with it before he died. This video explores John Kirkpatrick's role in amplifying the questionable assertion by Henry and Sidney Cowell: While editing Ives's Memos for publication, Kirkpatrick arrived at an illogical deduction on tangentially related text by Ives, and crafted a footnote that cemented and legitimized the Cowells' claim. The video also provides an overview of Mahler's last years, explores what actually may have happened, and concludes with an original theory as to what Ives actually meant in his one and only statement on the matter.

(This is a bonus video series that is separate from the main series on the Ives Fourth Symphony on this channel.)

Text and spoken audio by Thomas M. Brodhead, Videography by Peter Brown, 2023.

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Audio excerpt credit: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor. (c) 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin. (Copyright holder has allowed use for academic purposes)