Symphony no. 4 in G major

Album by Gustav Mahler & Lynda Russell & Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach & Antoni Wit

Symphony No. 4 in G major is the fourth symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1901. Musically it adopts a more concise, classically proportioned approach within Mahler's output, combining clear orchestral textures, folk-influenced melodies and moments of humour and intimacy, culminating in a final movement for soprano that presents a child's vision of the afterlife and signals a shift toward lighter, more transparent orchestration in his middle-period works.