 In 1919, however, Alma sent a telegram to Mengelberg which said 'First Scherzo, then Andante'.Though she provided no support of any kind for the idea that Mahler had ever wanted the movements to revert to their 'original' ordering, her status as 'Mahler's widow' meant that conductors increasingly felt that there was some 'authority' for placing the Scherzo second.The issue eventually spread to record companies (who soon proved they were not beyond taking a performance recorded with one ordering and releasing it with the other) and scholarly editors — though, again, no evidence in support of the 'third thoughts' ordering has ever been presented.