Mahler Symphony #1 "Titan" : Movement 3

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine,Arkady Leytush,
live performance, June 17th, 2007 at Lysenko Hall, Kiev

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[mathes107]

This movement represents the funeral procession of a hunter by all of the animals. They are all pretending to be sad when they are really happy that the hunter is dead. That is why Frere Jacques is used in a minor mode; because of its absurdity......

[musicfanBRA]

Wonderful sound & interpretation. This orchestra certainly deserves another go at it with a more professional video work.

[silmawien]

It's so harsh, cynical... But yet, beautiful. And so strange to hear Frère Jacques, this childhood song, through this movement.

I understand why Mahler was hated but I can only love his art.

[JZvortman]

Another interesting take on Frere Jacques: apparently as a child Mahler would flee outside when his abusive father beat his mother. Once, when escaping the aweful reality inside, he heard a musical group pass playing a light hearted folk song. Therefore, the light hearted fun of folk songs became like a dark twisted irony.

[DonPortulinus]

@mathes107 Lolwut?

[peacefan06]

....i have to do a little essay on this....boring!

[PapaBone69]

@swissham998877  What's this "had to" business?

[Spoodle101]

@mathes107 I think the actual interpretation of this movement is the death of a child. The whole of the 1t symphony represents life as a whole; 1) Dawn, Birth 2) Pastoral village and family life 3) Death, Funeral march 4)Rage, anger, overcoming and triumph. The Frere Jacques motif is used perhaps more likely to symbolize the high child mortality rate of Mahler's Times.

[swissham998877]

i had to listen to this for music homework in high schol, and still remember it well!

[mauricjo1985]

Coś mi nie gra w tej interpretacji, za mało majestatyczna...

[capiem]

@miepdetruus it's called the huntman's funeral by Moritz von Schwind, it was very popular to all austrian children because it was included in a book of old fairy tales! :)

[PersonneAnnonime]

un de mes mouvements favoris... si triste, sinistre... et cette mélodie joyeuse qui sors comme ça au milieux... Mahler est un vrai génie.