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Composed between 1903 and 1904, during a period of happiness for the composer, the work nevertheless foreshadows his downfall. Mahler portrays a hero who walks towards the light, encounters three blows of fate—the famous hammer blows—and collapses, broken. The andante, placed in the second movement of the final version, offers an island of tenderness, quickly swept away by the frenetic scherzos and the immense finale. At its premiere, Mahler hims...
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1 dates (19 Mar - 19 Mar)
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19
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8:00 pm
Le Corum
Montpellier, France
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