Symphony No. 3 (Mahler)

Symphony No. 3
by Gustav Mahler
Mahler in 1898
KeyD minor
Composed1896 (1896): Steinbach
Published
1898
  • Josef Weinberger
Movements6
Premiere
Date9 June 1902 (1902-06-09)
LocationKrefeld
ConductorGustav Mahler
PerformersOrchester des Allgemeines Deutschen Musikvereins

The Symphony No. 3 in D minor by Gustav Mahler was written in sketch beginning in 1893, composed primarily in 1895,[1] and took final form in 1896.[2] Consisting of six movements, it is Mahler's longest composition and is the longest symphony in the standard repertoire, with a typical performance lasting around 95 to 110 minutes. It was voted one of the ten greatest symphonies of all time in a survey of conductors carried out by the BBC Music Magazine.[3]

  1. ^ Walter, Bruno; Tanner, Michael (26 November 2017). Gustav Mahler. p. 32.[full citation needed]
  2. ^ Constantin Floros, Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies, translated by Vernon Wicker (Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1993) ISBN 1-57467-025-5.
  3. ^ "Beethoven's Eroica voted greatest symphony of all time | Music". The Guardian. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.