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Mahler Symphony No. 1 - 3rd Movement - Listening Guide
Mahler Foundation
English - March 18, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsMusic Commentary Music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Solemnly and measured, without dragging, very simple, like a folk-tune, once again somewhat more agitated, as at the start. A funeral march based on the children’s song “Frère Jacques” (or “Bruder Jacob”). The third movement acts as the slow movement in the four-movement plan. The extra-musical idea behind it is that of a hunter’s funeral and a procession of animals that follows.
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A listening guide of Symphony No. 1 - 3rd Movement with Lew Smoley.