The Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler was written in 1901 and 1902 mostly during the summer months at Mahler's cottage at Maiernigg. It is arguably the best known Mahler symphony. Among its most distinctive landmarks are the funereal trumpet solo that opens the work and the frequently performed F major Adagietto.


Tracklist:
À propos de cet album 1. (cd#1) Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wien Ein Kondukt. (de: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Part One) - Gustav Mahler - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

À propos de cet album 2. (cd#1) Stürmisch bewegt. Mit größter Vehemenz (de: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Part One) - Gustav Mahler - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

À propos de cet album 3. (cd#1) Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell. (de: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Part Two) - Gustav Mahler - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

À propos de cet album 4. (cd#1) Adagietto. Sehr langsam - attacca: (de: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Part Three) - Gustav Mahler - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

À propos de cet album 5. (cd#1) Rondo-Finale. Allegro giocoso. Frisch (de: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Part Three) - Gustav Mahler - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra


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The Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler was written in 1901 and 1902 mostly during the summer months at Mahler's cottage at Maiernigg. It is arguably the best known Mahler symphony. Among its most distinctive landmarks are the funereal trumpet solo that opens the work and the frequently performed F major Adagietto.

The musical canvas and emotional scope of the work are huge. Herbert von Karajan said once that when you hear Mahler's Fifth, “you forget that time has passed. A great performance of the Fifth is a transforming experience. The fantastic finale almost forces you to hold your breath.” After its premiere, Mahler is reported to have said, “Nobody understood it. I wish I could conduct the first performance fifty years after my death.”

The symphony is sometimes described as being in the key of C sharp minor, but Mahler himself objected to this assignment: "From the order of the movements (where the usual first movement now comes second) it is difficult to speak of a key for the 'whole Symphony', and to avoid misunderstandings the key should best be omitted."

The work is in five movements:

1. Trauermarsch (Funeral March) (C-sharp minor)
2. Stürmisch bewegt, mit größter Vehemenz (Moving stormily, with the greatest vehemence) (A minor)
3. Scherzo (D major)
4. Adagietto (F major)
5. Rondo-Finale (D major)

The first two movements constitute Part I of the symphony (as designated by Mahler in the score), the long Scherzo constitutes Part II, and the last two movements constitute Part III.

The piece is generally regarded as Mahler's most conventional symphony up to that point, but from such an unconventional composer it still had many peculiarities. It almost has a four movement structure, as the first two can easily be viewed as essentially a whole. The symphony also ends with a Rondo, in the classical style. Some peculiarities are the funeral march that opens the piece, and the Adagietto for harp and strings that interrupts the booming score.

A performance of the work takes around 70 minutes.
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