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Symphony No.8 In E-Flat Major – Part II – Schluss-Szene Aus Goethes Faust II (Final Scene of Goethe’s Faust II) 18.11.2010 2:26:39

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Beginning with Poco adagio and making numerous tempo changes some of which will be mentioned below. Key: E-flat minor (Introduction) with several intermittent key changes and ending in E-flat major. Time Signature: 4/4 with occasional meter shifts. Form: Introduction and combination of sonata elements (Exposition and Development) with variations and strophic forms t...

Symphony No.8 In E-Flat Major – Part I – Hymnus: Veni, Creator Spiritus (Come, Creator Spirit) 18.11.2010 1:07:22

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro impetuoso; etwas gemässigter, immer sehr fliessend (somewhat more moderate, always very fleeting); etwas gehalten (somewhat held back) Key: E-flat major (second theme in D-flat major; third theme in D minor, with excursions into E major and minor, D-flat and A-flat major, etc.) Time signature: 4/4 (with intervening duple and triple meters in […] Support the...

Symphony No.8 In E-Flat Major – Introduction 18.11.2010 23:54

Listening Guide The Work Date of composition: summer, 1906; orchestrated in 1907; published by Universal Editions, February 1911. Place of composition: Maiernigg Premiere: Munich, 12 September 1910, Mahler conducting. Orchestration: Piccolo (or double as 5th flute), 4 flutes, 4 oboes, English horn; clarinet in E-flat, 3 clarinets in B-flat, bass clarinet in B-flat, 4 bassoons, contrabassoon, 8 hor...

Symphony No. 7 In B Minor/E Minor – Fifth Movement 18.11.2010 56:32

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro ordinario ; Maestoso; Sempre l’istesso tempo; Gemessen! Nicht Schnell! (Measured! Not fast!); Grazioso; Immer noch Tempo II (still in Tempo II), etc. Key: C major (opening briefly in E minor); second subject in A-flat major with occasional ventures into A, G-flat, B-flat and B major and a brief incursion […] Support the show

Symphony No. 7 In B Minor/E Minor – Fourth Movement 18.11.2010 35:38

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Andante Amoroso; Mit Aufschwung (With verve); Graziosissimo; Sehr Fliessend (very fleeting),etc. Key: F Major (with a middle section in A-flat major and B-flat Major with modulations) Time Signature: 2/4 Form: ABACA-DE-ABACA Support the show

Symphony No. 7 In B Minor/E Minor – Third Movement 18.11.2010 26:53

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Schattenhaft. Fliessend, aber nicht schnell, an der Anfangstahten noch etwas zogernd. (Shadowy. Fleeting, but not too fast, the beginning still somewhat hesitant.); etwas flotter (somewhat brisker); klagend (lamenting); Pesante Key: D minor with Trio in D major. Time Signature: 3/4 Form: Scherzo and Trio (with Introduction, Coda and sonata-like development […] Suppo...

Symphony No. 7 In B Minor/E Minor – Second Movement 18.11.2010 38:36

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro Moderato; Tempo subito, molto moderato (Andante); Sempre l’istesso tempo; Gehalten; Poco meno mosso Key: C minor/major (first Trio in A-flat major; second Trio in F minor) Time Signature: 4/4 Form: ABACABA (with Introduction and Coda) Support the show

Symphony No. 7 In B Minor/E Minor – First Movement 18.11.2010 59:35

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Langsam (Adagio); Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo Key: Beginning in B minor and modulating progressively to E minor and concluding in E major. Time Signature: 4/4 Form: Sonata form Support the show

Symphony No. 7 In B Minor/E Minor – Introduction 18.11.2010 16:15

Listening Guide The Work Occasionally, the subtitle The Song of the Night has been appended to the Seventh Symphony, presumably relating to the two movements (the second and fourth) that Mahler entitled Nachtmusik. However, Mahler did not append a subtitle to the symphony. Regarding the symphony’s principal key, some have referred to it as B […] Support the show

Buried Treasure – The Sea (Part II) 28.10.2010 2:20:46

Listening Guide The Works Henry Kimball Hadley (1871-1937) – The Ocean, Op. 99 National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine John Mclaughlin Williams, Conductor (Naxos 8.559064) Buy this CD on Amazon.com Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) – Les Chants De La Mer Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg Marc Soustrot, Conductor (Timpani 1c1135) Buy this MP3 album on Amazon.com Frederick Delius […] Support the show

Buried Treasure – The Sea (Part I) 28.10.2010 2:46:38

Listening Guide The Works Ralph Vaughan Williams – A Sea Symphony Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960) – Symphony No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 39 (“From The Seaward Skerries”) Elisabeth Söderström, soprano Gösta Winbergh, tenor Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Stig Westerberg, conductor (Bluebell ABCD 001) Buy this CD on Amazon.com Gustaf Nordqvist – Til Havs (To The Sea) […] Support the show

Symphony No. 6 In A Minor – Fourth Movement 15.10.2010 1:12:08

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro Moderato (Sostenuto); allegro energico Principal key: A minor with various subsidiary keys (C minor, D major and minor, F-sharp and B-flat major, A major, F minor, E-flat major and G major and minor) Time Signature: alla breve opening leads to the principal 4/4 meter Form: Extended sonata form with rondo […] Support the show

Symphony No. 6 In A Minor – Third Movement 15.10.2010 45:50

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Andante Moderato Key: E-flat major (second theme in G minor, then in E minor and A minor) with the Development in E minor and 2 episodes, the first in E minor then E major, the second in C major. Time Signature: 4/4 Form: Rondo form. (ABA’B’A’Coda) Support the show

Symphony No.6 In A Minor – Second Movement 15.10.2010 45:50

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Wuchtig (weighty or powerful) (3/8 ausschlagen ohne zu schleppen) (3/8 meter not too dragging). Key: A minor (First trio in F major and Second trio in D major) Time Signature: 3/8 (numerous meter shifts throughout the trios) Form: Scherzo with two Trios (ABA’B’AACoda) Support the show

Symphony No. 6 In A Minor – First Movement 15.10.2010 45:50

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig, aber markig (Vigorous, but emphatic). Key: A minor (second theme in F major; recapitulation in A major with the second theme in D major) Time Signature: 4/4 Form: Modified Sonata form Support the show

Symphony No. 6 In A Minor – Introduction 15.10.2010 12:01

Listening Guide The Work Date(s) of composition: 1903-4; published by C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, Leipzig (1906) in three editions (a full orchestral score, study score and a four-hand piano transcription by Alexander von Zemlinsky) were published, the second of which reversed the order of the middle movements from Scherzo-Andante to Andante-Scherzo and contained substantial revisions […] Support the...

Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor – 5th Movement 13.10.2010 48:01

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro. Allegro giocoso. Principal Key: D major. Time Signature: 2/2 Form: Although Mahler used the term Arondo in the title of this movement, its structure is hardly that of a traditional rondo. Some commentators consider the movement to be in sonata-form, but there are several reasons to doubt the efficacy […] Support the show

Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor – 4th Movement 13.10.2010 26:31

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Sehr langsam (Very slowly) Key: F (with modulations in the B section to C minor, G-flat major, E major, D major, etc.). Time Signature: 4/4 Form: ABA Support the show

Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor – 3rd Movement 13.10.2010 47:49

Listening Guide The Work Third Movement: Scherzo In what strange simplification and falsification man lives! One can never cease wondering once one has acquired eyes for this marvel! How we have made everything around us clear and free and easy and simple! How we have been able to give our senses a passport to everything […] Support the show

Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor – 2nd Movement 13.10.2010 42:48

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Stürmisch bewegt. Mit grösster Vehemenz. (Stormily agitated, with the greatest vehemence). Key: A minor, F minor in the second theme, with various major and minor key modulations; E minor for the second theme in the recapitulation and D major for the Grand Chorale. Time Signature: 2/2 Form: ABABA with introduction […] Support the show

Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor – First Movement 13.10.2010 31:54

Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt. (Funeral March. In measured tread, austere, like a funeral cortège.) Key: C-sharp minor (modulating to A-flat, then to B-flat minor for the first trio, D-flat major and then A minor for the second trio, etc.) Time Signature: 2/2 Rhythm: funeral march. Form: […] Support the show

Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor – Introduction 13.10.2010 20:01

Listening Guide The Work Date(s) of Composition: 1901-02; published by C. F. Peters (1904), revised edition, 1919. Place of Composition: Maiernigg and Vienna Premiere: Cologne, 18 October 1904. Orchestration: 4 flutes (3rd and 4th double with piccolo); 3 oboes (3rd doubles with English horn); 3 clarinets (3rd doubled with bass clarinet); 3 bassoons (3rd doubles […] Support the show

Rückert-Lieder – Um Mitternacht (At Midnight) 24.09.2010 19:19

Listening Guide The Work Key: B minor in the piano version and the Kritische Gesamtausgabe; B-flat minor and A minor in other orchestral editions. Tempo: Ruhig. Gleichmässig. (Restful, evenly) Time Signature: 3/2, alternating with 2/2, 4/2 and 6/2. Orchestration: no strings; 2 flutes; 2 oboes (oboe d’amore in A minor version); 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons […] Support the show

Rückert-Lieder – Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen (I Have Lost My Way In The World) 24.09.2010 19:19

Listening Guide The Work Key: F major in piano version; E-flat major in orchestral version (with modulations into A-flat and then C major and minor. [N.B., the volume of the Critical Edition of Mahler’s works prepared under the auspices of the International Gustav Mahler Gesellschaft, Vienna, devoted to the orchestral version of four Rückert-Lieder includes […] Support the show

Rückert-Lieder – Liebst Du Um Schönheit (If You Love For Beauty’s Sake) 24.09.2010 7:59

Listening Guide The Work Key: C major. Tempo: Innig, fliessend (tender, flowing) (fliessend does not appear in the orchestral score) Time Signature: 3/4 with numerous changes. Form: simple strophic form Orchestration: According to the original orchestral score, published by C. F. Kahnt, this song was not orchestrated by Mahler, but by an employee of the publisher, […] Support the show