Symphony No. 9 (Mahler)

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Symphony No. 9
by Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler in 1907
Key	D major (– D-flat major)
Composed	1909 (1909): Toblach
Published	1912, Universal Edition
Recorded	Bruno Walter, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, 1938
Movements	4
Premiere
Date	26 June 1912 (1912-06-26)
Location	Vienna
Conductor	Bruno Walter
Performers	Vienna Philharmonic

The Symphony No. 9 by Gustav Mahler was written between 1908 and 1909, and was the last symphony that he completed. A typical performance takes about 75 to 90 minutes. A survey of conductors voted Mahler's Symphony No. 9 the fourth greatest symphony of all time in a ballot conducted by BBC Music Magazine in 2016.^[1] As in the case of his earlier Das Lied von der Erde, Mahler did not live to see his Symphony No. 9 performed.

Though the work is often described as being in the key of D major, the tonal scheme of the symphony as a whole is progressive. While the opening movement is in D major, the finale is in D♭ major.^[2]