A Cartoon of Mahler

 

  Symphony No. 1

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra parts – GMPO1

 

A-Wph III/98

 

 

 
 

 

 
1 Timing for movements 3 & 4 combined  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • This set is kept with a first edition full score, PF1, a copyist's Particell and individual parts for the off-stage trumpets, CPart, CO.

  • The Association with Mahler is conjectural

  • Make up of the strings set:  9, 9, 6, 5, 5

  • Annotations etc.:
        a) Most parts had a cut in the finale marked (later rescinded), removing bb. 671–694
        b) [Annotation at start of slow movement in vn 1, desk 6:] Lächeln verboten!

  • Additional parts:
        a) An additional manuscript sheet providing a revised timpani part from bar 671 of the
        final, combining the two timpani parts onto one.
        b) extra printed parts for bsn 3, hn 1, harp

  • Timings

Part Mvt
I
Mvt
 II
Mvt III Mvt
IV
Complete 

Work

Notes
Vn I, desk 1 13½   29¹ [49] Seems to relate to a performance on 18 November 1900 (Mahler) or 3 March 1918.
Vn I, desk 6 13          
Vn II, desk 1   7 10½      
Vn II, desk 2         50 Bruno Walter, 1935
Vn II, desk 3 14 6 18 55 The overall timing seems to relate to a performance under Walter in 1929
Vn II, desk 4          52 Walter, n.d.
Vla, desk 4         55 mit Wiederholung
Vla, desk 6         47  
Vcl, desk 2          
Db, desk 2 12:15  6:15  11:45  18 51 Bruno Walter ohne rep.
Db, desk 4         52 Dürrer
Db, desk 5         51  
Fl 2         55  
Ob 4         54  
Cl 2 13 6   30¹ [49]  
Cl 3 12 6 10 20 50 Seems to relate to a performance on 8 March 1955
Bsn 2 11 6 12 18 [47] Walter [this may refer only to the timing of the last movement]
Hn 1 12 10½      
Hn 2 12 10½ 18 [47]  
Hn 3         48  
Hn 5 12 6 10      
Hn 6 12 6 10 20 50  
Tpt 3         49  
Tpt 4 15 6     50  
Trb 1         52  
Hp         56 Maazel Okt 85
             
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