Mahler Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen Ging Heut Morgens Ubers Feld (I Went Out This Morning Over The Fields)
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The second movement, \\u201cGing heut Morgen \\xfcbers Feld\\u201d (\\u201cI Went This Morning over the Field\\u201d), contains the happiest music of the work. Indeed, it is a song of joy and wonder at the beauty of nature in simple actions like birdsong and dew on the grass. \\u201cIs it not a lovely world?\\u201d is a refrain. However, the Wayfarer is reminded at the end that despite this beauty, his happiness will not blossom anymore now that his love is gone.
This movement is orchestrated delicately, making use of high strings and flutes, as well as a fair amount of triangle. The melody of this movement, as well as much of the orchestration, is developed into the \\u2018A\\u2019 theme of the first movement of the First Symphony.
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A listening guide of Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen \\u2013 Ging Heut\\u2019 Morgens \\xdcber\\u2019s Feld with Lew Smoley.
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