Mahler Symphony No. 3 - 5th Movement - Listening Guide

Published: March 18, 2021, 5 p.m.

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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.

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