One of the peaks of the symphonic repertoire, this symphony premiered in Cologne in October 1904, with the composer conducting. It is divided into five movements:
Trauermarsch
Stürmisch bewegt, mit größter Vehemenz
Scherzo
Adagietto
Rondo: Finale
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor was written by Gustav Mahler.
Gustav Mahler released Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor on Tue Oct 18 1904.
Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic
Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic
Myung-Whun Chun...
Mahler objected to his publishers identifying the symphony in the key of C-sharp minor, saying
From the order of the movements (where the usual first movement now comes second) it is difficult to speak of a key for the ‘whole Symphony’, and to avoid misunderstandings the key should best be omitted.