Mahler's Symphony No. 6

An epic orchestral journey, Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 exemplifies his ambition to ‘embrace the whole.’ Deathly forebodings marches give way to ecstatic outpourings of love for his wife Alma, together with a dark carnival of a ‘Scherzo’ and a sunlit lyrical interlude evoking peaceful Alpine meadows. The symphony’s theatrical and dramatic finale culminates in titanic ‘hammer blows of fate’ that are said to represent tragic milestones in Mahler’s life.