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.
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"]