Symphony no 5 by gustav mahler biography
Symphony no 5 by gustav mahler biography
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Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)
Symphony by Gustav Mahler
The Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler was composed in and , mostly during the summer months at Mahler's holiday cottage at Maiernigg.
Among its most distinctive features are the trumpet solo that opens the work with a rhythmic motif similar to the opening of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, the horn solos in the third movement and the frequently performed Adagietto.
The musical canvas and emotional scope of the work, which lasts nearly 70 minutes, are huge. The symphony is sometimes described as being in the key of C minor since the first movement is in this key (the finale, however, is in D major).[1] Mahler objected to the label: "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."[2]
Composition history
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