Symphonie no. 4

Symphony No. 4 is the fourth symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1900 and first performed in 1901. A late-Romantic orchestral work, it combines transparent, often chamber-like textures and folk-influenced melodies with luminous orchestration and culminates in a final movement for soprano that sets a child's vision of the afterlife, reflecting a stylistic shift towards lighter forces and more concise form within Mahler's symphonic output.