Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 3 in D-minor - VI, Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- The Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler was written between 1893 and 1896; It is his longest piece and is the longest symphony in the standard repertoire, with a typical performance lasting around ninety to one hundred minutes.
In its final form, the work has six movements:
1. Kräftig. Entschieden;
2. Tempo di Menuetto;
3. Comodo (Scherzando);
4. Sehr langsam-Misterioso;
5. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck;
6. Langsam-Ruhevoll-Empfunden.
As with each of his first four symphonies, Mahler originally provided a programme of sorts to explain the narrative of the piece. In the third symphony this took the form of titles for each movement. There was originally a seventh movement, "What the Child Tells Me", but this was eventually dropped, becoming instead the last movement of the Symphony No. 4.
The symphony, particularly due to the extensive number of movements and their marked differences in character and construction, is a unique work. The opening movement, colossal in its conception (much like the symphony itself), roughly takes the shape of sonata form, insofar as there is an alternating presentation of two theme groups; however, the themes are varied and developed with each presentation, and the typical harmonic logic of the sonata form movement-particularly the tonic statement of second theme group material in the recapitulation-is changed. The opening gathers itself slowly into a rousing orchestral march. A solo tenor trombone passage states a bold (secondary) melody that is developed and transformed in its recurrences. At the apparent conclusion of the development, several solo snare drums "in a high gallery" play a rhythmic passage lasting about thirty seconds and the opening passage by eight horns is repeated almost exactly.
As described above, Mahler dedicated the second movement to "the flowers on the meadow". In contrast to the violent forces of the first movement, it starts as a graceful Menuet, but also features stormier episodes.
The third movement, a scherzo, with alternating sections in 2/4 and 6/8 metre, quotes extensively from Mahler's early song "Ablösung im Sommer" (Relief in Summer). In the trio section, a complete mood changes from playful to contemplative occurs with an off-stage post horn (or flugelhorn) solo. The reprise of the scherzo music is unusual, as it is interrupted several times by the post-horn melody.
At this point, in the sparsely instrumentated fourth movement, we hear an alto solo singing a setting of Friedrich Nietzsche's "Midnight Song" from Also sprach Zarathustra ("O Mensch! Gib acht!" ("O man! Take heed!")), with thematic material from the first movement woven into it.
The cheerful fifth movement, "Es sungen drei Engel", is one of Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn songs, (whose text itself is loosely based on a 17th century church hymn, which Paul Hindemith later used in its original form in his Symphony "Mathis der Maler") about the redemption of sins and comfort in belief. Here, a children's choir imitating bells and a female chorus join the alto solo.
Of the great finale, Bruno Walter wrote, "In the last movement, words are stilled-for what language can utter heavenly love more powerfully and forcefully than music itself? The Adagio, with its broad, solemn melodic line, is, as a whole-and despite passages of burning pain-eloquent of comfort and grace. It is a single sound of heartfelt and exalted feelings, in which the whole giant structure finds its culmination. The movement begins very softly with a broad D-major chorale melody, which slowly builds to a loud and majestic conclusion culminating on repeated D major chords with bold statements on the timpani.
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein & NY Philharmonic.
One of the best pieces of music ever to be produced.
You alive? You don't death 100 years ago?
I've listened to this particular mvt at least three hundred times in the last 20 years (and hunreds of other music pieces). It is just an idillic world to me. It's like a great summer with the one you truly love.... Holding the ONE..
Peace, understanding, calmness....just what I need...wow.....😊
Was totally not expecting to shed a tear to this. Mahler really knows how to get straight to the depths of my troubled soul.
Glorious!! What a gorgeous melody! Bernstein draws every nuance out of this movement which is played at the perfect tempo for me... the slower, the better! BRAVO MAESTRO!!!!!!!
The melody sounds like he took it from the slow movement of Beethoven's Op 135.
Reminds me of my dad who adored mahler's music. These slow movements would reduce to a quivering emotional trance with tears flooding from his eyes. Such is the power these gargantuan musical statements!
Marvelously...Words are so small to describe it beauty!
Come back, Mein Freund!
Шедеврально.... музика яка стає частиною нас самих: пронизуючи душу, пробуджуючи серце, аби нагадати, що всі ми не вічні, що зустрінимся з Богом, повернувшись до справжнього дому де не буде самотності і відчаю, болю і смерті!!!
One of the most emotional movements of all his artistic work. This piece touches me in the depths of my soul
Bravo, if there were any composer I would want to meet and to talk to in person, it would be Gustav Mahler. He's like an old friend to me now.
So , when the music ends , there is a voice from the crowd , a very characteristic voice that someone could understand as the sound of ecstacy !! He is the first to scream so loudly , the first and only to produce such a sound with his voice , everybody else clap. Screaming as soon as the the part ends , means that something was there all the time , inside his heart, brain , unconscious ( who can even describe) , waitiing to explode , like an orgasm ! It emerses so fiercly , that makes me want to live such moments , when such emotions cannot be restricted but only expressed immediately , so immediately that they control you . Such emotions cannot be controled by the man , thats the reason they are so precious in a society that we learn to supress our primitive instincs , including the one of Ectacy. Mahler , once again , gives us this opportunity , as he has done with all his symphonies.
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He screamed "BRAVO!!!"...there are no words to explain the ectasy of hearing this musical treasure.
This movement is true deep reflexion about life,death,love and eternity.
When I first heard this movement, I could not believe what I was hearing, except that I knew that I had to buy a recording, which at that time, back in 1989 they still had cassettes, but it was Leonard Bernstein, who to this day...remains the premier interpreter of Mahler...namely this one...Thank You!...
Same with me....wow....😮
Same time frame. I’m 48. Stil weep inconsolably when I here this or Barber’s Adagio, or the Ave Maria from Othello, or Mozart’s Laudate Dominum, or Sibelius Finlandia, or Albinoni’s Adagio, or... hopefully you understand
On top of how great the entire symphony is, this has, in my opinion, the greatest finale in a classical symphony ever written. When those drums come in, it really cements just how special this was.
If only kircheis were here...
if Only
If only...
Esiste un punto in cui la singolarità del processo interiore incontra l'impersonalità dell'espressione "universale": questo magico punto d'incontro era all'immenso Mahler piuttosto familiare....
wow that's crazy I've listened to this piece dozens and dozens of times and never realized that "I'll Be Seeing You" had the same melody. Mind blown.
And Mahler takes it places the pop tune version can't even imagine.
Die Symphonie muss sein wie die Welt. Sie muss alles umfassen.
A symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything.
-Gustav Mahler
Armin Thomas It's amazing...
those are the words of gustav himself
mahler s own words
Thanks for posting this. I remember hearing this for the first time in the late summer of 1989 when I was working in the classical section of Tower Records. I couldn't believe my ears, and to this day...I haven't heard anything so moving as this. In fact...the term "moving" hardly describes it. It's just one of those absolutely indescribable things...
james alden My thoughts and feelings EXACTLY...
Heaven
Never knew "I'll Be Seeing You" was taken from Mahler...1:16! amazing.
And at 22:45
My favourite piece of music. Utterly superb. Moves me to tears. Every. Single. Time.
Grazie Maestro.
So calming, and beautiful...
iMPRESIONANTE, GRANDIOSO,MA-RA-VI LLO-SO, Me faltan palabras para expresar todo lo que he sentido al escucharlo....Absolutamente perfecto...
Le poète seul a uni le monde
Qui en chacun de nous se désagrège
Il attesta le Beau d’une manière inouïe ;
Mais glorifiant ce qui l’accable,
Il a infiniment purifié la ruine :
Et même ce qui tue devient monde
Rilke
thanks so much for uploading this. ive been wanting it on youtube so i can share it with people for so long. performed this with my choir with the malaysian philharmonic in kuala lumpar. all had tears in our eyes by the end. goosebumps. etc. great memories. thanks again
A formula for crying immediately.
Don't know why, but I always love the bit that begins at 5:29 - very sad, yet so beautiful.
"I'll Be Seeing You" was based off this piece by Mahler with the extremely long ending.
Mahler's symphonies strike a chord deep within me, which no other composer has done quite the same before
The beginning of this movement has always reminded me a bit of of the violin’s melody in the lento movement of Beethoven’s 16th String Quartet. Beautiful music.
yes!
Here I can feel power, grief, and death.
This is a masterpiece. The real face of the 20th century.
In the music, Mahler is doing things that Kafka is doing is literature.
At 22:59 this last movement has inspired the song "I'll Be Seeing You," a 1944 song written by Sammy Fain. It was popular during WWII for those serving overseas (British and American.)
Simplemente bello. Lo que me contó el amor, lo que me contó Dios.
Perfection!
choro sempre que ouço. sempre. mais uma vez hoje !
This is a very slow interpretation...I like it :) It's nice to hear an orchestra as great as New York show Mahler the respect he more than deserves!!
indeed, it is very slow. Slower than the original recording. . . .
very nice piece. i completed my book while listening to this piece. :)
4:17 Holy moly.
Uma das musicas mais bonitas que eu conheço.
E' VERAMENTE IL PADRE DELLA MUSICA MODERNA, IO NON SONO MUSICOLOGA MA ASCOLTARLO E' A DIR POCO, STRAVOLGENTE..............IN LUI C'E' TUTTO.......E IL NULLA.....
Tímpanos cobrindo os metais. Aff!
E' come ascoltare il lento movimento di un cuore, in cui non esiste un battito uguale all'altro ....
I first heard that music in the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, at the most beautiful and artistic part of the ceremony, with the centaur and the huge cycladic sculpture. The music was captivating and it fit perfectly to the symbolism of the show. In the video of the ceremony, it's from 14:30', if anyone is interested (Mahler's music starts with the appearance of the centaur, but it's better to watch it from that moment, you'll see why).
το πλεον εντυπωσιακο μερος της τελετης 🇬🇷
The trombones and the rest of the horns are hurting in this movement. Aside from their intonation problems, the whole thing is heavy on the strings in general. Just listened to the Cincinnati Symphony's recording under Jesus Cobos (from 1998)- a marvelous performance. I was fortunate to see them perform it live the same week that they recorded it.
Love this movement but personally, I think it's a bit overrated compared to the other 5 movements of this symphony.
THANK YOU!!....
The best music of mahler because remaid our life
Every time Mahler makes an adagio, it is as if it was supposed to be a final farewell to everything the end of all things, all music the final sound of mankind
I've always thought there's a bit of Wagnerian Good Friday's Enchantment in some notes.Well, I don`t mean that Mahler might have done that on purpose. It's just a sort of reminiscence.
Mucha melancolía. Pero preciosa.
Me gustaria saber por quién está dirigida.
Bernstein! :)
The main theme has similar chordal intervalic structure as the Liebesmal march in the first act of Parsifal.... a passing and brief resemblance
The whole movement clearly is based on Parsifal, together with Beethoven’s last string quartet and the Hans Rott symphony.
Maravilla!!! ❤️
This last one almost killed me....
...dos mais belos adágios de toda música,
Musik für die Ewigkeit!
Does anyone know the date of this live performance? The last movement is absolutely from another world and even greater that Bernstein's live performance with Vienna.!
in 1987 performed.
Terrible performance... indulgent, soporific. When Bernstein assumed the role of primary interpreter of Mahler we had little access to the recordings of Klaus Tenndstedt who as far as I am concerned, and after 20 years of appreciation, is the go to conductor for Mahler..
Nothing against Bernstein, who was a great conductor, to be sure, but Tennstedt has been my Mahler main man for many years.
grazie Maestro.
Olympic Games 2004 Athens :-)))
In what part exactly the moment of Centauro?
heavenly love and grace
Lenny is the one, that fits GM the best ever and ever.
This is beyond terrific!! 😍
Gott sei Dank.
Spectacular in its intensitet and warmth. Majestic in its finale and the vacuum following the final massive D-major accord is defening! I know of no music piece, and I know a few, that speaks to me with a similar passion and strength.
uno dei più bei adagi di Malher.
Rino Squarzoni l’altro è la 5.
La prima volta l’ho sentita sul film; Death in Venice.
Diretto da Antonioni.
Year of recording please???
Grandiosa pagina mahleriana!
Solo un ser tocado por Dios pudo escribir esto
yes!
Good generous for soul
superb
Maravilloso
I remember this from the 2004 Greek Olympics.
19:50
VTNC MONETIZAR UMA MÚSICA DESSA
maravilhoso
My favourite piece, played in the perfect tempo, but what's wrong with the damn brass section? O.o
I imagine the whole symphony is a pretty fatiguing thing to play, and the lips get tired.
a magnificent work! gratitude.
Dankeschön herr mahler. Sie sind ein größe Komponist.
I loved the ads in the middle 👌
Sublime
Just a quick touchdown in 2021 to save you some time: Abbado/Vienna. Thank me later.
I prefer the Abbado/Berliner version, to be honest. But in both cases, they are much better than this ridiculously slow version. This sounds more like Celibidache than the typical Bernstein.
@@GuillaumeB7 - Speaking of Celibidache, I have a Bruckner 9 with him, and in that symphony dedicated to God, by damn the first movement gives me a pretty good idea of what eternity must be like...
@@GuillaumeB7 I often like Bernstein in Mahler, but I think he did overdo the slow tempo in this one. And I like the Abbado/Berlin version for how he held the whole symphony together to a shattering conclusion.
Che nostalgiaaaaaaa
...and with Gielen.
😢❤️
too slow
YES!!!!
Beautiful theme
rarely been so annoyed by commercials..
Muy bonita
💖
June 2024
大袈裟と言われればその通りなのかもしれない
👌👌
Mahler molt gran
26:06 winds playing so loud they're going in and out of tune.
Ouch; lots of rough intonation in that 21st minute. Sounds like the trumpets blew themselves out before the pianissimos; and the 'bones are hurting.
Ooops....a meticulous fuck...it's a live recording you moron...do it better. Show it to us 😉
Bernstein's studio recording is much better than this. I think he was being a bit self indulgent in this live performance.
And here is the problem with Bernstein. He makes it too slow. He ruins this great symphony. Worst possible performance.