Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 3 in D-minor - VI, Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden

The Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler was written between 1893 and 1896; It is his longest piece and is the longest symphony in the standard repertoire, with a typical performance lasting around ninety to one hundred minutes. In its final form, the work has six movements: 1. Kräftig. Entschieden; 2. Tempo di Menuetto; 3. Comodo (Scherzando); 4. Sehr langsam—Misterioso; 5. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck; 6. Langsam—Ruhevoll—Empfunden. As with each of his first four symphonies, Mahler originally provided a programme of sorts to explain the narrative of the piece. In the third symphony this took the form of titles for each movement. There was originally a seventh movement, “What the Child Tells Me“, but this was eventually dropped, becoming instead the last movement of the Symphony No. 4. The symphony, particularly due to the extensive number of movements and their marked differences in character and construction, is a unique work. The opening movement, colossal in i