Gustav Mahler
07.07.1860—18.05.1911

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Gustav Mahler
The Song of the Earth | for soli and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1908-1909
Subtitle: Eine Symphonie
Scored for: for soli and orchestra
Composer: Gustav Mahler
Edited by: Karl Heinz Füssl
Text Source: "Die chinesische Flöte" - adaptation of Chinese poetry by Hans Bethge
Text Editor: Gustav Mahler
Original Language: Deutsch
Translator: Steuart Wilson
Soloinstruments/Soloists: tenor; alto; baritone
Instrumentation: 4 3 5 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(4), hp(2), cel, mand, str
Instrumentation details: piccolo; 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute (+2ndpicc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe (+c.a); clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon (+cbsn); 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet; 2nd trumpet; 3rd trumpet; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; bass tuba; timpani; percussion (4): glockenspiel, triangle, cymbals, tam-tam, tambourine, bass drum; 1st harp; 2nd harp; celesta; mandolin; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Table of Contents: Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde; Der Einsame im Herbst; Von der Jugend; Von der Schönheit; Der Trunkene im Frühling; Der Abschied
Duration (min): 60
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World Première
Location: München / Germany
Date: 20.11.1911
Orchestra: Tonkünstler Orchester
Conductor: Bruno Walter

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