The andante provides a respite from the intensity of the rest of the work. Its main theme is an introspective ten-bar phrase in E-flat major, though it frequently touches on the minor mode as well. The orchestration is more delicate and reserved in this movement, making it all the more poignant when compared to the other three. ---A listening guide of Symphony No. 6 - 2nd Movement with Lew Smoley.

The andante provides a respite from the intensity of the rest of the work. Its main theme is an introspective ten-bar phrase in E-flat major, though it frequently touches on the minor mode as well. The orchestration is more delicate and reserved in this movement, making it all the more poignant when compared to the other three. --- A listening guide of Symphony No. 6 - 2nd Movement with Lew Smoley.

The andante provides a respite from the intensity of the rest of the work. Its main theme is an introspective ten-bar phrase in E-flat major, though it frequently touches on the minor mode as well. The orchestration is more delicate and reserved in this movement, making it all the more poignant when compared to the other three. ---A listening guide of Symphony No. 6 - 2nd Movement with Lew Smoley.

Mahler Symphony No. 6 - 2nd Movement - Listening Guide

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Mahler Symphony No. 6 - 2nd Movement - Listening Guide