Symphony no. 5

Album by Gustav Mahler & New York Philharmonic & Bruno Walter

Symphony No. 5 is the fifth symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1902. The work is a large-scale, five-movement orchestral piece that abandons the vocal forces present in some of his earlier symphonies in favour of purely instrumental writing, characterised by dramatic contrasts, dense and colourful orchestration with prominent brass and strings, and a central slow movement that provides a lyrical respite, marking a pivotal point in Mahler's shift toward more thematically integrated symphonic writing.

First released: 1991

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Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: I. Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt
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Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz
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Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell
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Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
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Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro
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