(1895-1896) Symphony No. 3 in D

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(1895-1896) Symphony No. 3 in D

Listening Guide – Symphony No. 3

By Lew Smoley

(1895-1896) Symphony No. 3 in D

Orchestration Symphony No. 3

Woodwind 1 Bass clarinet Bb. 4 Bassoon. 4 Clarinet Bb. 2 Clarinet

(1895-1896) Symphony No. 3 in D

Blumenstuck

Symphony No. 3. Movement 2: Tempo di minuetto. Sehr massig. Year 1896:

(1895-1896) Symphony No. 3 in D

History Symphony No. 3

Composed Year 1895. Year 1896. Pre premiere 1897 Berlin: Performance of movement

(1895-1896) Symphony No. 3 in D

Movement 6: Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden

“What Love Tells Me” Slowly, tranquil, deeply felt. D major. Of the

(1895-1896) Symphony No. 3 in D

Movement 5: Lied 2: Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck: Bimm bamm. Es sungen drei Engel einen Sussen Gesang

“What the Angels Tell Me” Cheerful in tempo and cheeky in expression.

(1895-1896) Symphony No. 3 in D

Movement 4: Lied 1: Sehr langsam! Misterioso: O Mensch! gib Acht!

“What Man Tells Me”   Very slowly, mysteriously. A minor. “Midnight song”. At

(1895-1896) Symphony No. 3 in D

Movement 3: Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast

“What the Animals in the Forest Tells Me” Comfortably, like a scherzo.

(1895-1896) Symphony No. 3 in D

Movement 2: Tempo di minuetto. Sehr massig

“What the Flowers in the Meadow Tell Me” In the tempo of