Leonard Bernstein conducted an excerpt from this symphony for the funeral of Robert Kennedy.
In this symphony's rondo finale, the bassoon quotes the composer's song "In Praise of High Intellect" from an earlier piece. The third movement of this symphony is a scherzo that opens as four horns play in unison, after which one horn breaks off to play a challenging obbligato. Leonard Bernstein conducted an excerpt from this symphony for the funeral of Robert Kennedy. This symphony, whose fourth movement is scored for strings and solo harp, begins with a trumpet solo that leads into a funeral march. Its fourth movement, which is frequently performed separately, is an adagietto thought to be a love song dedicated to the composer's wife, Alma. For 10 points, what Gustav Mahler symphony follows the early symphonies based on Des Knaben Wunderhorn (dess K'NAH-ben VOON-der-horn) and precedes the Tragic Symphony?
In this symphony's rondo finale, the bassoon quotes the composer's song "
Gustav Mahler's Symphony no. 5 [or Mahler's Fifth Symphony; accept Symphony no. 5 or Fifth Symphony after "Mahler"; prompt on Symphony no. "5" or "Fifth" Symphony before "Mahler"]