Harold Schonberg comments that "it is hard to think of a composer who arouses equal loyalty," adding that "a response of anything short of rapture to the Mahler symphonies will bring long letters of furious denunciation."
Harold Schonberg comenta que "é difícil pensar nun compositor que esperte tal lealdade", e engade que "unha resposta de algo menos que éxtase ante as sinfonías de Mahler traerá longas cartas de furiosa denuncia".