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Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler’s Ninth Symphony

By Lewis Thomas

"Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony" is an essay by Lewis Thomas in which he reflects on the beauty and complexity of Gustav Mahler's music, connecting it to contemplations about humanity's capacity for both creative brilliance and destructive behavior, particularly in the context of nuclear arms and the potential for catastrophe.

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