Structure
The work is in five movements:
- Langsam – Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo (E minor, beginning B minor);
- Nachtmusik (I): Allegro moderato. Molto moderato (Andante) (C minor);
- Scherzo: Schattenhaft. Fließend aber nicht zu schnell (D minor) - The German marking means Shadowy. Flowing but not too fast;
- Nachtmusik (II): Andante amoroso (F major)
- Rondo-Finale (C major).
The duration of the symphony is around 80 minutes. There is, however, an exceptionally lengthy recording by Otto Klemperer, which is 100 minutes long, as well as a recording by Hermann Scherchen with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra that is 68 minutes long.
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