Joel Hill wrote:
>I would like for the last mvt of Mahler's 3rd to be played at my funeral.
>(This is NOT an announcement!)
I always wanted the last movement of the Mahler's 9th at mine (This is NOT
an announcement either). But Mahler's 6th is a very powerful, driving,
and introspective symphony - full of some unique orchestral sonorities not
found in any of his other symphonies. I would put it as my 3rd favorite
Mahler Symphony: 1) 9th 2) 3rd 3) 6th 4) 2nd and 5th 5) 1st 6) 7th 7) 8th.
If you haven't investigated it yet, try it in performances by Tennstedt, or
Barbirolli, Bernstein - at least for starters.
JPrevite
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