Traditional Tuesday: Symphony 1 Movement III by Mahler

This post is a continuation of Marhler's 1st Symphony from the last two Traditional Tuesday posts it starts just after 25'17" mark.

Here is what I noticed after two full listens: (this is my favorite movement, so far)

timpani on two pitches with a walking beat back and forth

double bass starts with melody (solo)

bassoon starts in with same melody (solo) with echo in violins

cello next (tuti)

low brass

oboe enters with a lighter countermelody

Flutes enters original melody, listen for pizzicato and others with the walking beat

harp melody---long tones to end the sequence

at 27'25" the oboe starts with what at first seems like a darker version (is this from The Godfather?) of the same melody but evolves into a new theme  colored by the trumpets with rubato, 2nd time clarinet comes in with counter and as if the clarinet, with a little percussion push too got stuck on the accelerator the tempo increases wildly (but only briefly)

Bass Drum and crash symbol enters with more volume this time along with clarinet around 28'50" for a brief Hebrewic stint

back to the rubato with eerie horn sounds and violin/oboe cat-like dialogue

Violin remind us opening theme along with the timpani walking beat again

3 tone question in flute with followed later by long tones in flute and harp around 30'

30'36" string lovingly sing a new melody with flute entrances with violin while the horn answers all while harp arpeggios underneath

32'13" flute slow things down

back to walking beat of the timpani along with reminders recapitulate the initial themes in various sections of the orchestra bringing some new tonalities to the mix with trumpets eventually taking the lead

clarinet Godfather melody with bass drum/crash symbol reminders, rubato revisited....walking timpani

oboe adding that Hebrew theme back in just after the 34' mark....walking timpani

violin answer the oboe and then english horn

clarinet and other long tones lead into bassoon solo opening theme solo -- walking timpani

strings...low clarinet walking tones....sustained cymbal and other small entrances until the sounds fade out..with very quiet bass drum ending  third movement by 35'38"

 [Note: the 4th movement comes in suddenly and NOT subtly, more on that next week.]