"Symphony-5"

Symphony-5

     

Written in 1901–1902 following a near-fatal hemor... Read More Written in 1901–1902 following a near-fatal hemorrhage and during his courtship of Alma Schindler, it was premiered in Cologne in October 1904, marking a departure from vocal settings into purely instrumental counterpoint, famously anchored by the sublime Adagietto for strings and harp written as a love letter to Alma. Read Less