"Mahler’s Convalescence: A 'God-Seeker' Confronts the Mature Nietzsche" Charles Youmans Penn State University This lecture reconsiders Mahler’s evolving reception of Nietzsche, focusing on the long-term impact of the philosopher’s break with Wagner. The release in April 1878 of Menschliches, Allzumenschliches pulled the rug from under a teenage composer already firmly committed to Wagnerian musical metaphysics as theorized ...