Symphony No. 9 (Mahler)

Symphony No. 9
by Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler in 1907
KeyD major (– D-flat major)
Composed1909 (1909): Toblach
Published1912, Universal Edition
RecordedBruno Walter, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, 1938
Movements4
Premiere
Date26 June 1912 (1912-06-26)
LocationVienna
ConductorBruno Walter
PerformersVienna Philharmonic

The Symphony No. 9 by Gustav Mahler was written between 1908 and 1909, and was the last symphony that he completed. A typical performance takes about 75 to 90 minutes. A survey of conductors voted Mahler's Symphony No. 9 the fourth greatest symphony of all time in a ballot conducted by BBC Music Magazine in 2016.[1] As in the case of his earlier Das Lied von der Erde, Mahler did not live to see his Symphony No. 9 performed.

Though the work is often described as being in the key of D major, the tonal scheme of the symphony as a whole is progressive. While the opening movement is in D major, the finale is in D major.[2]

  1. ^ Mark Brown. "Beethoven's Eroica voted greatest symphony of all time". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ 'Gustav Mahler', in New Grove, Macmillan, 1980