Use of Second Movement in Funerals
- The second movement, a funeral march, is frequently performed on memorial occasions. Serge Koussevitzky performed it to commemorate the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Bruno Walter performed the entire symphony at the memorial concert for Arturo Toscanini. It was also performed at the funeral of Felix Mendelssohn in 1847.
- The second movement was also used as a funeral dirge during the memorial service following the "Munich massacre" terrorist attacks during the 1972 Summer Olympics. It was played by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.
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