Mahler - Symphony No. 6 Mvt 3 | Jukka-Pekka Saraste | New World Symphony (2023)

Mahler - Symphony No. 6 Mvt 3 | Jukka-Pekka Saraste | New World Symphony (2023)
馬勒 - 第六號交響曲 第三樂章 | 尤卡-佩卡·薩拉斯泰 | 新世界交響樂團 (2023)

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Mahler conducted the premiere of the Sixth Symphony in 1906 in Essen, Germany, an event that apparently left the audience baffled. (Mahler wrote privately, “My Sixth seems to be yet another hard nut, one that our critics’ feeble little teeth cannot crack.”) He added the “Tragic” nickname for the Vienna debut in 1907, but then he omitted it for subsequent performances and publications.

The “Tragic” label certainly does not apply to all 80 minutes of this Symphony's subtle and varied music. In terms of structure, it is the most Classical of Mahler’s symphonies: There are four movements, each with tempos and functions that square with the precedents of Haydn and Beethoven.

– © 2023 Aaron Grad

Originally performed November 4, 2023.

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