The cheerful fifth movement, \u201cEs sungen drei Engel\u201d, is one of Mahler\u2019s Des Knaben Wunderhorn songs, (whose text itself is loosely based on a 17th-century church hymn, which Paul Hindemithlater used in its original form in his Symphony \u201cMathis der Maler\u201d) about the redemption of sins and comfort in belief. Here, a children\u2019s choir imitating bells and a female chorus join the alto solo.
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A listening guide of Symphony No. 3 - 5th Movement with Lew Smoley.