Mahler Symphony No. 7 - Intro - Listening Guide

Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 was written in Year 1904 and Year 1905, with repeated revisions to the scoring. Although the symphony is often described as being in the key of E minor, its tonal scheme is more complicated. The symphony’s Movement 1: Langsam (Adagio) – Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo moves from B minor (introduction) to E minor. The work ends with Movement 5: Rondo-Finale in C Major.This symphony concludes the trio of Mahlers ‘middle’ instrumental symphonies (No. 5, No. 6 and N...