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Mahler - A month-long birthday (3)



Symphony 3 in D minor (1895-1896)
six times for alto solo, female chorus, children's choir and orchestra

1. Part I:
Kräftig.Entschieden
(Forcefully, Decided)
Part II:
2. Time minuet: sehr mäßig
(minuet time: very mild)
3. Comodo, Scherzando, Ohne Hast
(Comodo, Scherzando, No hurry)
4. Sehr langsam, Misterioso "O Mennsch! Gib acht"
(Very slow, mysterious "Man is 'close')
alto solo from" Also sprach Zarathustra "by F. Nietzsche
5. Lustig und Keck im Ausdruck im Time "Es sungen drei Engel"
(Merrily rhythm and lively the expression "three angels sang")
for alto, female chorus and children's choir from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
6. Langsam, Ruhevoll, Empfunden
(Slow, Quiet, Heard)

Workforce: alto, female chorus, children's choir, flutes, 4 (3 and 4 also piccolo) 4 oboes (4 also English horn), 3 clarinets ( 3 also bass clarinet), 2 clarinet, 4 bassoons (including contrabassoon 4), 8 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, tambourine, snare drum, tom-toms, bass drum, triangle, cymbals, whip, 4 bells, 2 glochenspiel, 2 harps, strings
Composition: Hamburg, August 6, 1896
First performance: Krefeld, Stadttheater (Vereinigte Städtische Bühnen), June 9, 1902

Registration 21.12.2008, Philharmonic Hall, Berlin.
Lioba Braun, contralto - Rundfunkchor Berlin - Tölzer Knabenchor
Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta.