Listening Guide – Movement 2: In gemächlicher Bewegung
Transcript Mahler scherzo movement is as eerie and grotesque, as the first movement is lighthearted and parodistic. It features a scordatura solo violin, a violin that’s tuned to full step higher than the rest of the strings. This is to effect a harsh strident sound. Mahler directs that will be played like a fiddle, it’s […]