Listening Guide – Movement 2: Stürmisch bewegt, mit größter Vehemenz
Transcript The second movement is a violent reaction to the tragic nature of human destiny, expressed in the first movement. Such a reaction was already anticipated in the trio of that movement. Thus, the first two movements are connected by the tragedy of human mortality, having briefly expressed his anger at the injustice of humankind’s […]
Listening Guide – Movement 1: Trauermarsch (Funeral March). In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt
Transcript The beginning of Symphony with a funeral march may well be considered typically malaria. Both the second and third symphonies made ample use of the funeral march to set the stage for the entire work, presenting the tragic elements and antagonistic forces to be overcome when each of these symphonies reaches its conclusion. Mahler […]