Classical music review: Oregon Symphony's performance of
Mahler's Sixth shines  on November 04, 2012 at 1:08 PM, updated
November 04, 2012 at 7:35 PM  In a conversation between two of
the titans of symphonic composition a century ago, Jean Sibelius
told Gustav Mahler he admired a symphony's strict thematic
logic. "No," Mahler replied, "a symphony must be like the world.
It must embrace everything."  Oregon Symphony When: 8 tonight
Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway
Tickets: $21-$95, 503-228-1353, Everything takes a long time to
embrace, and as the Oregon Symphony's performance of Symphony
No. 6 Saturday night brilliantly demonstrated, the experience of
hearing a Mahler symphony is not unlike that of reading a
massive novel or watching a very long film -- it can be
captivating and transformative, as long as all the pieces of the
vast structure cohere.  They did Saturday, as music director
Carlos Kalmar led a path through the nearly hour-and-a-half-long
piece with unflagging yet unrushed t