Mahler: Symphony No. 6

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GUSTAV MAHLER

Music

PETERS

"The first edition of Mahler's letters, collected and edited by his widow, Alma Mahler, was published in Berlin in 1921. It now appears in English for the first time, in an expanded edition prepared by the distinguished Mahler scholar Knud Martner and brilliantly translated Ethne Wilkins and Ernest Kaiser." 480 pages

Selected Letters of Gustav Mahler

Alma Mahler

Farrar. Straus & Giroux

Handsome, inexpensive volume reproduces authoritative Austrian editions of the Symphony No. 1 in D Major ("Titan") and Symphony No. 2 in C Minor ("Resurrection"). Beautifully printed unabridged scores reveal vivid orchestration, innovative symphonic structure, rich emotional expression, foreshadowing of 20th-century musical ideas.

Gustav Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 in Full Score

Dover Publications

Among the most popular of Mahler's symphonic works, the 7th Symphony has neither a "program" nor a folk-song theme. It is a purely instrumental composition, both hopeful and romantic in feeling. The restrained mood and thematic economy of the symphony make it one of the least extravagant of the composer's works; it is also one of the most enjoyable. Despite the lack of a "program" for the 7th, some critics profess to find that "a good case can be made out for the symphony as a whole having been consciously built round the poetic idea of nocturnal nature, progressing through various shades of darkness" (New Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians). Now musicians and music lovers can make their own determination by studying this inexpensive edition of the complete score, reprinted from the authoritative German edition of 1909.

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in Full Score

Mahler's third symphony, scored for a massive orchestra, was conceived as a vast cycle in six movements, including the opening march, the moving setting for alto solo of Nietzsche's "Oh Mensch! Gib Acht!" and a setting for women's and boys' choirs of "Es sungen drei Engel," on a text from Das Knaben Wunderhorn. Ideal for study in the classroom, at home, or in the concert hall, this affordable miniature-score edition offers music lovers, performers, and students an opportunity to study the orchestral innovations of this great music and explore the genius of the composer often regarded as the last great Austrian symphonist.

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor for Alto Solo, Choirs and Orchestra (Dover Miniature Scores: Orchestral)

One of the last great composers in the Austro-Germanic tradition, Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) created nine symphonies (the now-legendary Symphony No. 10 was left unfinished) that explored far-reaching, innovative, and visionary approaches to melody, tonal organization, and formal structure. Outstanding among these is the work that obsessed Mahler for seven years — the imposing Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection"), scored for soprano solo, alto, solo, full chorus, and a vastly expanded orchestra.Plagued by incessant visions of his own death, Mahler composed a tone poem Totenfeirer (Funeral Rite) that was to become the foundation and first movement of Symphony No. 2, posing the great question, "To what purpose have you lived?" Mahler described the middle movements as post-funeral memories, nostalgic daydreams, and a harsh awakening to the meaningless realities of real life, answered finally by the angelic folk poem "Primal Light," the terror of the Last Judgment, and the salvation of resurrections: "With wings that I wont … I shall mount to the light … I shall die, so as to live!" — an intimation of immortality through the monument of his works.This profound work is presented here in full score with original instrumentation, bar-numbered movements, and with ample margins at the bottom of each score page for notes and analysis. Ideal for study in the classroom, at home, or in the concert hall, this affordable, high-quality, conveniently sized volume will be the edition of choice for music students and music lovers alike.

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor: Resurrection, facsimile Edition

Gilbert E. Kaplan

Edward R. Reilly

Kaplan Foundation

Universal Edition continues its new study score standard. These completely redesigned scores offer an unparalleled insight into the music of the last hundred years. Great care has been taken to select the best available content for this journey through music history, and every score has been edited according to the latest quality standards.

Lieder Nach Texten Von Ruckert, Study Score Series

Universal Edition

Universal Edition continues its new study score standard. These completely redesigned scores offer an unparalleled insight into the music of the last hundred years. Great care has been taken to select the best available content for this journey through music history, and every score has been edited according to the latest quality standards. The new study score series combines historic masterpieces with first-class editorial content, prefaces, and a highly legible, clean notation, all in the trusted Universal Edition quality. Further titles will be added continuously to this collector s library of the musical history of the 20th and 21st century. Previously available in smaller size, these scores are now printed in a uniform 6 5/8" by 9 3/8", bound with a cloth-embedded and laminated stock for extremely long life, and all scores have identical design elements. Visually, there is no mistaking the UE Study Score series.

Symphony no. 1 - UE Study Score Series

Symphony no. 3 - UE New Study Score Series

Mahler's massive 2nd Symphony is now published in the ongoing UE Study Score Series, a new critical edition from the latest available sources.

Symphony No.2 (Solo. Mixed Choral, Orchestra)

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