It was largely based on an oriental poetry anthology translated by Hans Bethge into German under the title "The Chinese Flute;" the first movement, is an allegro in A flat called "the Heavens Are Ever Blue."
It was largely based on an oriental poetry anthology translated by Hans Bethge into German under the title "The Chinese Flute;" the first movement, is an allegro in A flat called "the Heavens Are Ever Blue." "The Lonely One in Autumn" movement is made more plangent by separating each of the contralto's lines with wholly orchestral sections. The final movement, "Der Abscheid" or "the Farewell," signifies the transcendence gained by accepting the cyclic renewal of the cosmos, and is based on another poem by Li-Po. For 10 points identify this symphony in six movements for solo voice and orchestra, a work of Gustav Mahler.
It was largely based on an oriental poetry anthology translated by Hans Bethge into German under the title "The Chinese Flute;" the first movement, is an allegro in A flat called "the Heavens Are Ever Blue."
The {Song of the Earth} or {Das Lied von der Erde}