Carr observes that Mahler could conceivably have lived to see "his day"; his near-contemporary Richard Strauss survived until 1949, while Sibelius, just five years younger than Mahler, lived until 1957.
Carr observa que Mahler podería ter vivido para ver "o seu día"; o seu case contemporáneo Richard Strauss viviu ata 1949, mentres que Sibelius, só cinco anos menor que Mahler, viviu ata 1957.