Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 in Full Score (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

Probably my favorite Mahler Symphony, his Symphony No. 5 was the first I ever saw performed. It's a fantastic work and, unlike his "Tragic" Symphony No. 6, the tragedy from the opening Funeral March is reconciled by the exhuberent and boistrous finale. The very last section of the fourth movement to the end has a triumphant feel (and even sound and structure) reminiscent to Tschaikowsky's Symphonic finales. The Tragic 6th is a great piece to study, but, for me, can be very weary as the symphony does not more then briefly rise above meloncholy.A great large score, the print is very readable and there a few translations for the German text (though, having a completely German version of the score, there are several instructions that have been left out). It lies flat on the desk or music stand, which is a great plus. Lastly, it's inexpensive, which makes it a must for Music students and I highly reccommend it to professionals and listeners alike.

If you can read a score and want to figure out how Mahler achieves his tonal textures as you're listening to a performance, a pocket score isn't much use; this one fills the bill. If you're more interested in posturing about which version of the various ones available is the most "authentic", a Dover score is at least cost-effective as a strawman. To me, it doesn't matter if all the notes aren't exactly the same as what I'm hearing as I go through it. This version is cleanly printed and handles nicely. I purchased it because I didn't like the one that the library had. Although I got it for the sixth, I'm looking forward to using it on the fifth someday downstream.

For the price, why not? To paraphrase Adorno, to understand a musical composition, you need to "read it with the score". Mahler is a brillant composer; he is also an even more brillant orchestrator.

When I bought this book, I ignored the reviews of those that proclaimed the edition of 6th symphony in this volume is incorrect. I should have listened to them. Mahler reorchestrated this piece multiple times, but Dover uses the original edition. The orchestration of the sixth is significantly different in this edition than in the ones used in major recordings, making it obsolete for my purposes. I thus cannot use it to study the sound of the orchestration. If this is a factor in your decision to purchase a score of the Mahler 6, do not get this! Definitely do not get this if you are a conductor!!

This is a great collection of the Mahler Symphonies, there are much better editions out there but for the price these are a good buy!

All three of these books are a gift for my grandson so I cannot comment on the content of them. This one was received on time.

It's got all the notes and pages and things.

Great It fill all my expectationsThanks

excellent quality

Dos sinfonías impresionantes como la Quinta y la Sexta de Mahler en un solo volumen, por un precio buenísimo, y con una calidad de impresión y edición enorme (como siempre en Dover). Muy recomendado si eres intérprete, compositor, director, o si directamente te apetece seguir la música mientras la escuchas. Una gozada

Great 2nd hand orchestral score at an amazing price!

Mit dieser Ausgabe ist eine alte, aber noch sehr brauchbare Ausgabe der Mahler- Sinfonien preiswert erhältlich. Das Format ist sehr angemessen, der Druck ist gut. Es ist schön, dass auf diesem Weg alle Mahler- Sinfonien erhältlich sind.

la partitura appare molto chiara e evidenzia da subito l'architettura sinfonica molto strutturata delle sinfonie dell'universo Mahleriano, la lettura appare agevole e la rilegatura è di ottimo livello