[Finale] Mahler in Prague

2004-07-30 Thread Giovanni Andreani
This is miles out of topic, but I thought first to ask this group. It's about Mahler: two weeks before his symphony n. 7 would be performed for the first time, Mahler closed himself in a Hotel's room and passed the time examining the orchestration. It was in 1906, in Prague, and the hotel was

Re: [Finale] Mahler in Prague

2004-07-30 Thread Neal Gittleman
Giovanni: This is miles out of topic, but I thought first to ask this group. It's about Mahler: two weeks before his symphony n. 7 would be performed for the first time, Mahler closed himself in a Hotel's room and passed the time examining the orchestration. It was in 1906, in Prague, and the

Re: [Finale] Mahler in Prague

2004-07-30 Thread Giovanni Andreani
Giovanni: This is miles out of topic, but I thought first to ask this group. It's about Mahler: two weeks before his symphony n. 7 would be performed for the first time, Mahler closed himself in a Hotel's room and passed the time examining the orchestration. It was in 1906, in Prague, and the

Re: [Finale] Mahler in Prague

2004-07-30 Thread John Bell
Have a look here: http://www.cnb.cz/en/ocnb_zajimavostirek.php John My reference is one of Milan Kundera's writings. I can't assure you weather it is or not an exact date, but the hotel's name should be: This is what I'm trying to find. ___ Finale