“The path that my work will take in the coming years depends on the accuracy of the instrumental parts.” This demand that Mahler made of C. F. Kahnt, the first publisher of the Sixth Symphony, he also made of himself. The premiere parts, which he collated down to the smallest detail, bear eloquent witness to this. Just why has their content never been evaluated for an edition? The fact that the “Tragic” is now available in such an impressively well-edited form is thanks to the editors, who took ...

• Allegro energico, ma non troppo – Heftig, aber markig
• Andante moderato
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• Allegro moderato