Probably my favorite Mahler Symphony, his Symphony No. 5 was the first I ever saw performed. It's a fantastic work and, unlike his "Tragic" Symphony No. 6, the tragedy from the opening Funeral March is reconciled by the exhuberent and boistrous finale. The very last section of the fourth movement to the end has a triumphant feel (and even sound and structure) reminiscent to Tschaikowsky's Symphonic finales. The Tragic 6th is a great piece to study, but, for me, can be very weary as the symphony does not more then briefly rise above meloncholy.
A great large score, the print is very readable and there a few translations for the German text (though, having a completely German version of the score, there are several instructions that have been left out). It lies flat on the desk or music stand, which is a great plus. Lastly, it's inexpensive, which makes it a must for Music students and I highly reccommend it to professionals and listeners alike.
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Mahler: Symphonies 1-6
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Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 In Full ScoreSymphony No. 1 in D Major ("Titan"), and Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, ("Resurrection") The second was the first major work that established Mahler's lifelong view of the beauty of afterlife and resurrection. It was voted the fifth-greatest symphony of all time in a survey of conductors carried out by the BBC Music Magazine. (0486254739) |
Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 In Full ScoreIncludes Symphony No. 3, which Mahler said describes ‘all stages of evolution in a step-wise ascent. It begins with inanimate nature and ascends to the love of God,’ and Symphony No. 4, with its exquisite final movement in which a soprano describes a child’s naïve vision of heaven (0486261662) |
Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 In Full ScoreSymphony No. 5 contains the famous "Adagietto," (4th Movement), Mahler's love letter to his new bride, Alma and Symphony No.6 "Tragic," is known for its "three hammer blows of fate" (0486268888) |
Mahler: Symphonies 7-9
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Symphony No. 7 In Full ScoreAlso nicknamed the "Song Of The Night, " two of the symphonies five movements are entitled Nachtmusik I and II (0486273393) |
Symphony No. 8 In Full ScoreA massive symphonic spectacle often referred to as the "Symphony of a Thousand;" the 1910 premiere of the work required 858 singers – including eight vocal soloists, two mixed choruses and a children’s choir – and 171 instrumentalists. (0486260224) |
Symphony No. 9 In Full ScoreMahler's last fully completed symphony; Leonard Bernstein speculated that the entire final movement is symbolically prophesying three kinds of death: Mahler's own impending death, the death of tonality, and the death of "Faustian" culture in all the arts.(0486274926) |
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