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 d
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.”