Symphony No. 6 in A Minor (Dover Miniature Scores: Orchestral)

This score is one of my favorite Mahler symphonies. Overall it is incredible to see his layering of orchestration. You will be amazed at how much underscoring there is that sometimes it's hard to notice. Dover's publication is extremely accurate for the most part. There are a few discrepancies between the score and most performances, but I feel that is probably because Mahler constantly revised the orchestration of his symphonies. Overall, highly recommended if you want to see the symphonic master at work at a very affordable price.

This score is of the first edition published in 1906. After the premiere Mahler made significant alterations to the orchestration, and this score, obviously, doesn't incorporate them. No criticism implied to the seller, just a clarification to a potential buyer.

In short, an amazing bargain for all serious classical-music lovers. This edition is a very clear reprint of the 1906 first edition (and thus with the Scherzo before the Andante Moderato, but otherwise, the edition seems to follow modern performance editions) published by C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger. Although the score (quite properly) preserves all German terms, there is a most useful Dover-edition German-English glossary (complete) and there are some Dover on-page footnote translations. The miniature size is still good enough for complete reproductive clarity (even grace-note accidentals are clear).Most importantly, for music of such subtle colouration and rigorous construction, reading the score itself is as much an epiphanic journey of discovery as hearing the work itself: one feels priveleged to uncover something of the almost mystic power of this, one of Mahler's best symphonies.

千円以下では、このスコアはありえません、輸入なので、出来るようですｗｗ価格は安くても、結局、日本語が無くても、音符は万国共通なので、使用に支障はありませんｗ