The Embrace Everything podcast series is an exploration and celebration of the music of Gustav Mahler. Throughout his life Mahler insisted that music had to, literally, embrace everything. This makes his compositions unusually rich in what they offer both audience and musicians. It’s often delightfully quirky one moment and then deeply tragic the next. Mahler did not shy away from introducing the most low-brow, commonplace musical tune alongside the most radiantly sublime words in all of spiritual literature. Gustav Mahler meant what he said: music has to embrace everything.
Each season of the series explores a different Mahler symphony. The series will include more than 100 interviews with leading conductors, music scholars, and orchestral musicians—all of whom have extensive first-hand experience with the music, offering an abundance of insights into just what makes Mahler’s music so unique. Additionally, comments from Mahler and his contemporaries are read by actors throughout the programs. Each episode explores how Mahler drew not just from the world of music but from the other arts, from the world of nature, and from life itself.
We hope you’ll consider a tax-deductible contribution to help us meet our goal of finishing Season 4 by July 7, 2025. You can make a one-time gift or an ongoing monthly subscription. There are three suggested subscription levels:
$5 per month - WUNDERHORN LEVEL
*Monthly update from producer & host Aaron Cohen, including season previews, special episodes and advance audio, plus reviews and recommendations of Mahler performances.
$10 per month - THE HEAVENLY LIFE LEVEL
*Quarterly “Sneak Peaks” via Zoom with producer & host Aaron Cohen. Aaron discusses progress on the new season, plays extended clips from the episode drafts, and takes your questions.
*Monthly update from producer & host Aaron Cohen, including season previews, special episodes and advance audio, plus reviews and recommendations of Mahler performances.
$25 per month - TITAN LEVEL
*Embrace Everything mug
*Quarterly “Sneak Peaks” via Zoom with producer & host Aaron Cohen. Aaron discusses progress on the new season, plays extended clips from the episode drafts, and takes your questions.
*Monthly update from producer & host Aaron Cohen, including season previews, special episodes and advance audio, plus reviews and recommendations of Mahler performances.
Learn More: https://theworldofgustavmahler.org