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The Symphony No. 2 in C minor by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection Symphony, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895. This symphony was one of Mahler's most popular and successful works during his lifetime. It was his first major work that established his lifelong view of the beauty of afterlife and resurrection.
- 1888–1894
- 1897 (Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag)
- German
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Jan 12, 2024 · The “Resurrection” Symphony is Mahler’s first to pair orchestral writing with voice and language. Fittingly, for a work about life and death, inspiration came in the form of a hymn read at the funeral of the composer’s friend and fellow conductor Hans von Bülow, where he heard a setting of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock’s poem “Die ...
Gustav Mahler. Resurrection Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, symphony by Gustav Mahler, known as “Resurrection.”. The first three movements were heard in Berlin on March 4, 1895; the premiere of the complete work would not occur until December, again in Berlin.
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Feb 12, 2021 · Play Video. Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony (excerpt) Soprano Sheila Armstrong and mezzo-soprano Janet Baker join Leonard Bernstein and the London Symphony Orchestra for Mahler’s musical contemplation on life and death in his Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.”
