Symphony No. 3 in D minor

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Symphony No. 3 in D minor is Gustav Mahler’s expansive, six-movement symphony renowned for its philosophical scope, incorporation of vocal and choral forces, and exploration of nature and existence.

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Symphony No. 3 in D minor canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration 90–100 minutes ⓘ
associatedKeyMovement finale in D major ⓘ
catalogNumber Mahler 3 ⓘ
composer Gustav Mahler ⓘ
compositionEndDate 1896 ⓘ
compositionStartDate 1893 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Natalie Bauer-Lechner ⓘ
followedBy Symphony No. 4 in G major ⓘ
followsWork Symphony No. 2 in C minor ⓘ
genre late-Romantic symphony ⓘ
influencedBy German Romantic nature mysticism ⓘ
philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ
key D minor ⓘ
language German ⓘ
movement I: Kräftig. Entschieden ⓘ
II: Tempo di Menuetto. Sehr mäßig ⓘ
III: Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast ⓘ
IV: Sehr langsam. Misterioso ⓘ
V: Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck ⓘ
VI: Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden ⓘ
notableFeature expansive formal scale ⓘ
incorporation of vocal soloist and choirs ⓘ
programmatic conception of stages of nature ⓘ
notableRecording Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic ⓘ
linked to: Claudio Abbado

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic ⓘ
linked to: Leonard Bernstein

Pierre Boulez, Vienna Philharmonic ⓘ
linked to: Pierre Boulez
numberOfMovements 6 ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
partOf symphonies of Gustav Mahler ⓘ
period Late Romantic ⓘ
placeInCycle third symphony by Gustav Mahler ⓘ
precededBy Symphony No. 2 in C minor ⓘ
premiereConductor Gustav Mahler ⓘ
premiereDate 1902-06-09 ⓘ
premierePlace Krefeld, Germany ⓘ
linked to: Krefeld
structureCharacteristic multi-part first movement ⓘ
textSource Des Knaben Wunderhorn ⓘ
Friedrich Nietzsche’s Also sprach Zarathustra ⓘ
theme existence ⓘ
nature ⓘ
philosophical reflection ⓘ
usesVoices alto solo ⓘ
boys’ choir ⓘ
women’s chorus ⓘ
vocalMovement IV: alto solo with orchestra ⓘ
V: alto solo, women’s chorus, and boys’ choir with orchestra ⓘ

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Gustav Mahler → notableWork → Symphony No. 3 in D minor ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" → followedBy → Symphony No. 3 in D minor ⓘ
Lucerne Festival Orchestra Mahler cycle → includesWork → Symphony No. 3 in D minor ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor → followedByWork → Symphony No. 3 in D minor ⓘ