작곡가

:   Gustav Mahler (구스타프 말러)

장르

:  

Symphony

스타일

:  

Symphony

작곡년도

:   1903 - 1904

출판년도

:   1906

초연

:   May 27, 1906

평균연주

:   81:17

악장

1

Allegro energico, ma non troppo

21:19

2

Scherzo. Wuchtig

13:14

3

Andante moderato

14:45

4

Finale. Allegro moderato. Allegro energico

29:42

The Symphony No. 6 in A minor by Gustav Mahler, sometimes referred to as the Tragische ("Tragic"), was composed between 1903 and 1904 (rev. 1906; scoring repeatedly revised). The work's first performance was in Essen, on May 27 1906, which was conducted by the composer. The tragic, even nihilistic, ending of No. 6 has been seen as unexpected, given that the symphony was composed at what was apparently an exceptionally happy time in Mahler's life: he had married Alma Schindler in 1902, and during the course of the work's composition his second daughter was born. The symphony is far from the most popular of Mahler's works. Statistics compiled by League of American Orchestras show that over the seven seasons in the U.S. and Canada ending with 2008–2009, the symphony was programmed considerably less often than Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 5. However, both Alban Berg and Anton Webern praised it when they first heard it: for Berg it was "the only sixth, despite the Pastoral"; while Webern conducted it on more than one occasion.
The symphony is written for a large orchestra comprising:

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