Mahler's 10th Symphony [MIS/Cooke III] (Audio + Handwritten Score)

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1st movement (Mahler International Society version) - Vienna Philharmonic cond/ Leonard Bernstein
2nd-5th movements (Cooke) - SWR Sinfonieorchester cond/ Michael Gielen

0:00 - Andante – Adagio: 275 bars drafted in orchestral and short score
26:11 - Scherzo: 522 bars drafted in orchestral and short score
38:03 - Purgatorio. Allegro moderato: 170 bars drafted in short score, the first 30 of which were also drafted in orchestral score
42:13 - [Scherzo. Nicht zu schnell]: about 579 bars drafted in short score
55:07 - Finale. Langsam, schwer: 400 bars drafted in short score

The Symphony No. 10 by Gustav Mahler was written in the summer of 1910, and was his final composition. At the time of Mahler's death the composition was substantially complete in the form of a continuous draft, but not fully elaborated or orchestrated, and thus not performable. Only the first movement is regarded as reasonably complete and performable as Mahler intended. Perhaps as a reflection of the inner turmoil he was undergoing at the time (Mahler knew he had a failing heart and his wife had been unfaithful), the 10th Symphony is arguably his most dissonant work.

Mahler started work on the Tenth Symphony in July 1910 in Toblach, and ended his efforts in September. He did not complete the orchestral draft before his death at the age of 50 from a streptococcal infection of the blood.

Mahler's drafts and sketches for the Tenth Symphony comprise 72 pages of full score, 50 pages of continuous short score draft (two of which are missing), and a further 44 pages of preliminary drafts, sketches, and inserts. In the form in which Mahler left it, the symphony has five movements.

[stevenmoens]

I’m a Mahler fan, one might say, though i cannot read notes, or play an instrument, nor do i know anything about composing, but i know what i like. I fell in love with Mahler’s music ever since i first heard it in that Italian film (no explanation needed, i presume), and wanted to hear everything he made. I wouldn’t be able to tell if this version is the best. What i can say is that it sounds and feels profoundly Mahlerian to me. I can sympathize with great Mahler interpreters such as Bernstein, who had reasonable arguments as to why he did not want to perform the 10th (except the Adagio), but ultimately it would have been a shame and borderline criminal to deprive humanity of this wonderful work.

[remomazzetti]

Please note: there are over 50 pages of preliminary sketches that aided Cooke in filling in some of the missing harmony and counterpoint, especially in the second movement. Naturally, these sketch pages can not be shown in a continuous video. There's far less that had to be composed to fill the less fully textured portions of this great symphony than might be supposed.

[gerdprengel]

57:37 ff. has the most beautiful flute passage on earth - actually not from earth but from heaven !! And to listen to this with the original handwriting - what a gift !!!

[fredrickroll]

This video shows as clearly as humanly possible how epoch-making Cooke's achievement - and how tragic the genesis of Mahler's score was!

[davidmayhew]

The great outburst in the first and last movements always make me think of Munch's "The Scream".

[UtsyoChakraborty]

A Mahler Symphony Cycle with score! A YouTube treasure! Thank you so much!!

[charlesenglander]

This is one of those symphonies that takes you a few times to appreciate. The first time I listened to it, I liked it, but didn't think it was Mahler's best. Now, after listening to it many times, I think it is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, or rather, partially written.

[antonycooke]

There is so much more present in these sketches than some detractors would have you believe, and needs no added detail to fully work (and foolishly applied in some realizations), as has been frequently claimed. A true Mahler expert, such as Deryck Cooke, needed far fewer "deductions" than have been accorded him for his wonderful work in bringing this symphony to a performable edition—and surely, judging by the sound of it, it's infinitely closer to Mahler's vision than often has been allowed. 100% viable as a concert work by Mahler—in fact, could it be his greatest symphony?

[PieInTheSky]

I love that you posted the Bernstein version of the first movement as I feel it's the best one, and then Cooke did a wonderful job with his efforts to complete the symphony.

[청음E]

I. 0:00:00
II. 0:26:09
III. 0:38:02
IV. 0:42:12
V. 0:55:07

Cooke's newest, 3rd Edition!!! Thank you for upload.

[davidalbrecht]

18:25 - Wow! Still working my through this - maybe my sixth or seventh listen. Probably his least approachable work, but tremendously powerful.

[DonDonadio]

Thanks so much for posting all 10 of the symphonies. Now I can study each score on my TV while I am listening to it. Amazing job

[Fritz_Maisenbacher]

37:15 these tiny marks of ink on a small piece of paper for the most magical moment of the history of german symphonies ....

[kimweonill]

Thank you very very much for posting!!! I especially like this piece more than any works ever written I know.

[StefanGraz]

1:08:50 - The beginning of Mahler's Requiem. The music of death...

[garybaade]

I have Mahlers unfinished and love it, the completion breathes of Mahler, l'm sure the Maestro would agree, Bless you Mahler.

[janpaulwolff]

thank you so much, the handwritten score is so beautiful!

[RaymondDoerr]

I had the honor of playing this piece. It took a listen after the concert for me to really appreciate how well written this piece is.

[muslit]

The first movement conducted by Bernstein is NOT the Krenek version, but the Mahler International Society version of the facimile of Mahler's first movement orchestral draft - the only version Bernstein would perform, and the only movement of the tenth he ever conducted.

[Quotenwagnerianer]

I have the Faber edition of this score in my posession. I'm so glad that I have it. It is excellent because you can actually read comparatively between what was written in the draft and then see what Cooke added.