Symphony No. 2 in C minor

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choral symphony symphony

Symphony No. 2 in C minor is a large-scale orchestral work by Gustav Mahler, known for its choral finale exploring themes of death, resurrection, and the afterlife.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Symphonie Nr. 2 c-Moll 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf choral symphony ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Resurrection Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd 1894 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart 1888 ⓘ
approximatePremiereDate 1895 ⓘ
catalogNumber Mahler 2 ⓘ
composer Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfPremiere Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
duration approximately 80–90 minutes ⓘ
followedByWork Symphony No. 3 in D minor NERFINISHED ⓘ
followsWork Symphony No. 1 in D major NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre late-Romantic symphony ⓘ
hasChoralFinale true ⓘ
influencedBy Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
languageOfVocalParts German ⓘ
movement I: Allegro maestoso ⓘ
II: Andante moderato ⓘ
III: In ruhig fließender Bewegung ⓘ
IV: Urlicht NERFINISHED ⓘ
V: Im Tempo des Scherzos ⓘ
notableFeature large-scale orchestration ⓘ
philosophical exploration of life and death ⓘ
programmatic elements ⓘ
use of chorus in final movement ⓘ
numberOfMovements 5 ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
offstage brass ⓘ
organ ⓘ
partOf Gustav Mahler’s symphonic cycle ⓘ
period Late Romantic ⓘ
placeOfPremiere Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededByWork Symphony No. 1 in D major NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereConductor Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance one of Mahler’s most frequently performed symphonies ⓘ
textAuthor Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ
textSource Des Knaben Wunderhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Resurrection Ode by Klopstock NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme afterlife ⓘ
death ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
resurrection ⓘ
vocalForces alto (mezzo-soprano) solo ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ

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Symphony No. 3 in D minor → followsWork → Symphony No. 2 in C minor ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in D minor → precededBy → Symphony No. 2 in C minor ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" → originalTitle → Symphony No. 2 in C minor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Symphonie Nr. 2 c-Moll