Mahler Symphony No. 1 - Lorin Maazel - New York Philharmonic

I do not recall ever listening to this work before. I was not prepared for the effect it had on me. From the first note to the ending of this tender and profound symphony it connected with me immediately and completely in a way that other works which I now hold dear could not do.
Maybe it is because I am older and calmer that I can be touched so quickly.
Mahler may have converted to Christianity but his Jewish soul comes on so strong in this music, so beautifully.