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Symphony No. 1 in D Major : Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major: III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen by Chicago Symphony Orchestra album cover

Symphony No. 1 in D Major : Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major: III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen

by Chicago Symphony Orchestra

About This Song

About "Symphony No. 1 in D Major : Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major: III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen" by Chicago Symphony Orchestra

A funeral march turns grotesque, its ironic swagger masking grief. The Chicago Symphony's brass sneers and sighs, transforming a children's tune into a sardonic elegy. Boulez balances mockery and sorrow, the music teetering between measured solemnity and a sneaking, unsettling unease—a parade of shadows.