Complex sentence: In this and other ways, it is a counterpart to Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony as well as to Gustav Mahler's 4th Symphony (starting with the comparison of the beginnings of both symphonies).
Split into simpler sentences: In this and other ways, it is a counterpart to Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony. As well as to Gustav Mahler's 4th Symphony (starting with the comparison of the beginnings of both symphonies).