Mahler - Symphony No 1 - A Walkthrough

Started by John Copeland, June 08, 2008, 01:09:52 PM

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(poco) Sforzando

Quote from: meh on June 15, 2008, 09:56:23 PM

I think the first of the two last notes should be heavier/stronger not only because of the reason you mentioned, but also because it's the "cuck" of the "cuckoo" so dominant in the symphony (especially the first movement). At the end of the entire piece Mahler resolved all the drama and tension of the piece with one final, huge CUCK-KOO!.

Ah - so you are hearing the endng as motific in exactly the same sense I suggested.
"I don't know what sforzando means, though it clearly means something."