Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Langsam, schwer (slow and heavy). Key: F# major; beginning in D minor, with a main theme in B minor/major that goes through a series of modulations until it reaches the intended tonic before the final coda. Time Signature: The introduction shifts from 4/4 to 3/4 to 2/4 (and one… Continue reading Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Fifth Movement
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Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Third Movement
Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro Moderato Key: B-flat minor modulating to B-flat major, with a middle section in D minor, and closing in B-flat major/minor Time Signature: 2/4 Form: Da capo (A-B-A)
Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Second Movement
Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Schnelle Viertel (3/4 ganze Takte – 4/4 alla breve) Key: F-sharp minor with a first Trio in F major, a second Trio (Ländler) in E- flat major, concluding in F-sharp major Time Signature: mixed meters that shift from duple to triple sometimes from measure to measure Form: Scherzo and Trio
Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – First Movement
Listening Guide The Work Principal Tempi: Andante; Adagio Key: F-sharp major/minor with modulations into B minor, B-flat minor, D minor, A minor, A-flat minor, etc. Time Signature: 4/4 Form: Sonata-Rondo with three principal subjects
Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Introduction
Listening Guide The Work Date(s) of composition: 1910-11Place(s) of composition: Toblach (and New York) Performing Versions and Completions:Ernst Kenek edited the first and third movements with the assistance of Alban Berg and Alexander Zemlinsky, published in 1924 by Paul Zsolnay, Vienna and first performed in Vienna on 14 October 1924 under the direction of… Continue reading Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Introduction
Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Fourth Movement
Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Sehr Langsam und Noch Zurückhaltend (very slow and yet held back); (Molto Adagio) Key: D-flat major (subsidiary section first in D-flat minor, then in C-sharp minor) with a brief excursion into F-sharp major during the development Time Signature: 4/4 Form: sonata form
Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Third Movement
Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig (Very Obstinate) Key: A minor (with C sections in D) and various modulations (D minor, F major, D minor, A major, A-flat minor, etc.) Time Signature: Alla Breve with subsidiary theme in 2/4. Form: Rondo (ABA’B’A”CC’C”A”’ Coda)
Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Second Movement
Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Im Tempo Eines Gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas Täppisch Und Sehr Derb. (In the tempo of an easy-going ländler; somewhat clumsy and very coarse). Key: C Major, with Tempo II waltz theme in E major and E-flat major and Tempo III Ländler in F major, and various modulations. Time Signature: 3/4… Continue reading Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Second Movement
Symphony No. 9 in D Major – First Movement
Listening Guide The Work Tempo: andante comodo Key: d major/minor with a third subject in b-flat major and various excursions into a variety of keys Time Signature: 4/4 Form: sonata with rondo elements
Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Introduction
Listening Guide The Work Date(s) of composition: 1909-10; published by Universal Editions, Vienna (1912)Place(s) of composition: Toblach and New YorkPremiere: Vienna, 26 June 1912, Bruno Walter conducting Orchestration: piccolo, 4 flutes, 4 oboes (4th doubling with English horn), 3 clarinets, clarinet in E-flat, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons (4th doubling with contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones,… Continue reading Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Introduction