In 1963, Erwin Ratz’s “critical edition” of a symphony by this composer switched the order of its inner movements. The scherzo of this composer’s fourth symphony calls for a violin tuned a whole tone higher to represent “Freund Hein,” a personification of death. His fourth symphony ends with a soprano singing about a child’s vision of heaven. The death of his oldest daughter and his diagnosis with a heart condition inspired the giant wooden mallet in his sixth symphony which delivers three blows of fate. For 10 points, name this Austrian composer whose sixth symphony is nicknamed “Tragic.”
In 1963, Erwin Ratz’s “critical edition” of a symphony by this composer switched the order of its inner movements. The scherzo of this composer’s fourth symphony calls for a violin tuned a whole tone higher to represent “Freund Hein,” a personification of death. His fourth symphony ends with a soprano singing about a child’s vision of heaven. The death of his oldest daughter and his diagnosis with a heart condition inspired the giant wooden mallet in his sixth symphony which delivers three blows of fate. For 10 points, name this Austrian composer whose sixth symphony is nicknamed “Tragic.”
In 1963, Erwin Ratz’s “critical edition” of a symphony by this composer switched the order of its inner movements.