Mahler Symphony No. 2

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choral symphony late-Romantic composition orchestral work symphony

Mahler Symphony No. 2, also known as the "Resurrection" Symphony, is a monumental late-Romantic work for large orchestra, chorus, and soloists that explores themes of death, redemption, and the afterlife.

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Label Occurrences
Mahler Symphony No. 2 canonical 2
Mahler 2 1
Mahler's Symphony No. 2 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf choral symphony ⓘ
late-Romantic composition ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Resurrection Symphony ⓘ
approximateDurationMinutes 80–90 ⓘ
catalogueNumber none (uncatalogued by composer) ⓘ
composer Gustav Mahler ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1894 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1888 ⓘ
considered one of Mahler’s most popular symphonies ⓘ
followsWork Mahler Symphony No. 1 ⓘ
fourthMovementTextSource Des Knaben Wunderhorn (song settings) ⓘ
surface form: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
influencedBy Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ
surface form: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
influencedGenre 20th-century symphonic writing ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
languageOfVocalParts German ⓘ
movement I. Allegro maestoso ⓘ
II. Andante moderato ⓘ
III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung ⓘ
IV. Urlicht ⓘ
V. Im Tempo des Scherzos – Finale ⓘ
movementCount 5 ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic choral finale depicting resurrection ⓘ
notableRecording Claudio Abbado ⓘ
surface form: Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
surface form: Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Otto Klemperer ⓘ
surface form: Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra

Simon Rattle ⓘ
surface form: Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
numberInSeries 2 ⓘ
orchestrationFeature alto (mezzo-soprano) soloist ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ
offstage brass ⓘ
organ ⓘ
soprano soloist ⓘ
period Late Romantic ⓘ
precedesWork Mahler Symphony No. 3 ⓘ
premiereCity Berlin ⓘ
premiereConductor Gustav Mahler ⓘ
premiereCountry Germany ⓘ
premiereDate 1895-12-13 ⓘ
revisionsUntilYear 1895 ⓘ
textSource Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ⓘ
surface form: Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock’s hymn "Die Auferstehung"

additional text by Gustav Mahler ⓘ
theme afterlife ⓘ
death ⓘ
judgment ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
resurrection ⓘ
transcendence ⓘ
usesVocalMovement fifth movement finale ⓘ
fourth movement "Urlicht" ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westminster Symphonic Choir → repertoireIncludes → Mahler Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
Saito Kinen Orchestra → notableRecording → Mahler Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Mahler Symphony No. 3 → precededBy → Mahler Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" → catalogNumber → Mahler Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahler 2
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" → workNumberInComposerOutput → Mahler Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: second symphony by Gustav Mahler
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (song settings) → usedIn → Mahler Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)
Symphonies → hasNotableExample → Mahler Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
subject surface form: Symphony
this entity surface form: Mahler's Symphony No. 2