Alban Berg once owned a preliminary sketch for this work's finale that was written on toilet paper.
Alban Berg once owned a preliminary sketch for this work's finale that was written on toilet paper. The introduction of its second movement features an exchange between "the younger angels" and "the more perfect angels". That movement's exposition contains a baritone solo, which concludes with a shift to the major key as the trumpets introduce the "Accende lumen sensibus" theme. In this work's finale, the "Chorus Mysticus" reprises (*) Gretchen's theme and sings about the "eternal feminine". Its first part contains a setting of the hymn Veni creator spiritus, while its second part sets text from Goethe's Faust. Three choruses were used at its 1910 Munich premiere. For 10 points, identify this Gustav Mahler symphony in E-flat major, nicknamed for the large number of musicians its score calls for.
Alban Berg once owned a preliminary sketch for this work's finale that was written on toilet paper.
Symphony of a Thousand [or Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major; neither "Symphony" nor "Mahler" is required after they are read]