Question
In a 2021 film, fictional conductor Lydia Tár attempts to record this symphony, which opens with a trumpet solo in its C-sharp minor Trauermarsch (“TROW-er-marsh”). For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this symphony whose fourth movement Adagietto was possibly written as a love letter to its composer’s wife Alma.
ANSWER: Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler [accept Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony or equivalents]
[10e] In the 2023 film Maestro, this man reconciles with his wife Felicia after conducting Mahler 2 in Ely Cathedral. This American conductor also wrote the music to West Side Story.
ANSWER: Leonard Bernstein [or Lenny Bernstein or Louis Bernstein]
[10h] A conductor from this country taught Bradley Cooper how to conduct like Bernstein for Maestro. In a masterclass, Tár imitates a pianist from this country who often hummed while playing Bach.
ANSWER: Canada (The conductor is Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the pianist is Glenn Gould.)
<Jim Fan, Fine Arts - Music - Romantic> ~23225~ <Editor: Ivvone Zhou>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 17.78 | 94% | 36% | 47% |