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Symphony No. 9 : Mahler: Symphony No. 9: II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers by Chicago Symphony Orchestra album cover

Symphony No. 9 : Mahler: Symphony No. 9: II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers

by Chicago Symphony Orchestra

About This Song

About "Symphony No. 9 : Mahler: Symphony No. 9: II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers" by Chicago Symphony Orchestra

A clumsy country dance stumbles into view, its ländler rhythms both rustic and ironic. The Chicago Symphony plays with earthy vigor, yet Boulez highlights the music's ghostly undertow—a village celebration haunted by shadows. The result is a scherzo that smiles through its unease, charming and unsettling in equal measure.