La Grange had attended the concert because he had become a great admirer of the conductor, but knew very little about Mahler, who at the time was not nearly as well known as he is now.
Er hatte das Konzert besucht, weil er ein großer Bewunderer des Dirigenten war, aber er wusste sehr wenig über Mahler, der damals nicht annähernd so bekannt war wie jetzt.