「第九號交響曲」像個死亡封印，貝多芬、舒伯特、布魯克納先後烙痕而離世，因此馬勒相當忌諱。迸現於手稿第一樂章的字句：「啊，青春已消逝！啊，愛情已逃逸！」埋伏了馬勒生命老矣、愛妻離異的缺憾，然而行板的夾縫裡啪然揚起的天才殘翼，卻是Blue Mahler一生「最光輝」的樂章，可窺見他已不畏死亡及其心底的反撲：「溫柔樂段之後，會有如火山爆發般的反噬高潮！」（樂評家貝爾格）
聽進指揮大師赫比希的心坎裡，則驚喜於：「馬勒把一生創作的精華與人生體驗灌注其中，成為一闕宏偉的交響之作，最後樂章則是他向世界深情動魄的告別！」曲中管絃編制與配器龐大、音響層次分明，這首一百年前音樂史上最偉大的道別之作，是NSO對二十世紀深情的回眸與振翅，也是赫比希大師「永遠的第九」三部曲的第一部。
演出者：指揮／根特‧赫比希(GÜNTHER HERBIG, conductor) 國家交響樂團(NSO)
曲目：馬勒：D大調第九號交響曲
【空中導聆】時間：9/16（三）4:40 PM Bravo電台FM91.3
【音樂會前導聆】時間：9/24（四）7:00PM 地點：國家音樂廳一樓大廳 主講人／彭廣林
※MyNSO 0910愛樂套票已於2009/7/15全面啟售，各式優惠折扣及贈禮請上NSO官網查詢。
Being the title of the last pieces by Beethoven, Schubert and Bruckner, Symphony No. 9 seems like a deadly curse. In Mahler's
Symphony No. 9, however, the genius that shines through the andante shows that he was no longer afraid of death, though he did
express sorrow for aging and losing his wife with the very first sentence of the piece. Herbig the conductor was amazed by this
grandiose piece, which is not only a reflection of Mahler's creativity and life experiences, but also a most affectionate farewell to the
world. This is the first performance of Forever No.9 series conducted by Herbig.