Category: Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major

Listening Guide   The Work Tempo: Allegro pesante. Nicht zu schnell. (Not too fast) Key: E minor, with trio sections in C major, A major and B major and a coda in D minor Time Signature: 3/4 Form: Scherzo and Trio

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

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)

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

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

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