Nobody would ever dare place Mahler and Ives in the same sentence but, when one pauses to think about this, their paths could have crossed. Indeed, they did as Mahler was well aware of Ives’ symphonic works and even brought scores of the American composer to his country house. English conductor Kenneth Woods share his insight on the subject in this fascinating post, Kindred spirits and spirituality.

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