In this great work first published in 1912 Mahler experimented with the four-movement symphonic form producing a masterpiece of musical innovation satiric writing and poetic drama expressed in purely instrumental terms. Now the full orchestral score of the Ninth Symphony is available in this inexpensive high-quality edition reprinted from an authoritative Viennese score. Music lovers and admirers of Mahler's work will find in these pages abundant evidence of the fresh and formidable thinking the composer brought to this monumental composition.One of the last composers of the great Romantic tradition Mahler possessed a strong sense ofthe dramatic in life. He chose to record that drama in nine magnificent symphonies all works of vivid orchestration innovative symphonic structure and rich emotional expression.
SKU: BR.OB-5642-60
First edition based on the copy of the score revised by Mahler Hamburg 1893
ISBN 9790004343722. 10.5 x 14 inches.
The Blumine movement included in the original five-movement version of Mahler's Symphony No. 1 was long considered lost. Composed as early as 1884 for a theater piece, Mahler inserted it into the symphony as its second movement in 1888. After three performances, he turned his back on this Love Episode, calling the sentimental, gushing movement a youthful folly, and removed it. Mahler's Hamburg autograph score was only rediscovered in 1966. Benjamin Britten gave the Blumine movement a new hearing at the 1967 Aldeburgh Festival. The critical new edition is based for the first time on the autograph score, together with the meanwhile rediscovered score copy with Mahler's last revisions.The cloth-bound volume PB 5661 contains next to the final version of the four-movement Symphony, the Blumine movement.First edition based on the copy of the score revised by Mahler Hamburg 1893.
SKU: BR.PB-5642
ISBN 9790004215395. 10.5 x 14 inches.
SKU: BR.PB-5631
final version 1910
ISBN 9790004215289. 10.5 x 14 inches.
The Symphony No. 1 (originally in five movements) was first performed in Budapest in 1889, but the premiere as well as two further performances in Hamburg and Weimar turned out to be a fiasco. After 1894 Mahler removed the Blumine-movement. Until the last performance under his direction in New York in 1909, Mahler made revisions again and again. This edition strives to present a, for the performance practice, reliable music text of the final extant version that in 1910 Mahler corrected and deemed accurate for the new print. The Editorial Report gives detailed information on the provenance and evaluation of the sources as well as authentic annotations on performance practice. Individual comments document editorial interventions and deviations from current editions.The cloth-bound volume PB 5661 contains next to the final version of the four-movement Symphony, the Blumine movement.Le format permet une lisibilite parfaite; le materiel a ete realise en tenant compte des conseils des bibliothecaires de grands orchestres. Particulierement precieux pour les non-germanistes, on trouve en fin de volume un glossaire traduisant les indications de Mahler de l'allemand vers l'anglais (ou l'italien). (Alain Paris, La Lettre du Musicien).
SKU: BR.OB-5631-60
ISBN 9790004343661. 10.5 x 14 inches.
SKU: BR.PB-5661
ISBN 9790004215982. 10.5 x 14 inches.
SKU: AP.47455S
UPC: 038081547152. English.
This piece is based on a minor version of Frère Jacques as heard in Gustav Mahler's first symphony. The haunting melody and creative variations will capture the students' interest right away. The wide range of dynamics and contrasting styles in this theme and variation setting create a beautiful piece for the concert and festival stage. (Correlates with Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1, level 4).
