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
Category: Mahler: Commentary on His Music
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
Das Lied von der Erde – Der Abschied
Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Schwer (Heavy); Sehr Mässig (Very moderate). Key: Begins in C minor; with principal sections in F, B-flat major, C major and minor, and ending by hovering between in C major and A minor. Time Signature: Begins in 4/4, with principal sections in alla breve and 3/4 and numerous meter shifts… Continue reading Das Lied von der Erde – Der Abschied
Das Lied von der Erde – Der Trunkene im Frühling
Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro, keck, aber nicht zu schnell (brazen, but not too fast) Key: A major, with subsidiary theme in F and excursions into D-flat major/minor, etc. Time signature: 4/4 (with a few bars of 2/4) Form: ABA song form Wenn nur ein Traum das Leben ist,warum denn Müh und Plag?Ich… Continue reading Das Lied von der Erde – Der Trunkene im Frühling
Das Lied von der Erde – Von der Schönheit
Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Comodo Dolcissimo Principal Key: G major with modulations into E, G, C, A-flat, F, D and B-flat major Time signature: shifting between 3/4, 4/4 and occasional bars of 2/4 Form: sonata form (ABA’) Junge Mädchen pflücken Blumen,pflücken Lotosblumen an dem Uferrande.Zwischen Büschen und Blättern sitzen sie,sammeln Blüten in den… Continue reading Das Lied von der Erde – Von der Schönheit