Resurrection
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Resurrection is the popular nickname of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C minor, a monumental late-Romantic work exploring themes of death and spiritual rebirth.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony nickname ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Resurrection Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToWorkBy | Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithApproximateDuration | about 80–90 minutes GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCatalogueNumber | Mahler Symphony No. 2 GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithChoralSymphonyTradition | yes GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompletionYear | 1894 GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposerNationality | Austro-Bohemian ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompositionStartYear | 1888 GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
hope beyond death
ⓘ
struggle with fate ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| associatedWithForm | multi-movement symphonic work ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | symphony ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstrumentation |
large orchestra
GENERATED
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offstage brass GENERATED ⓘ organ GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithKey | C minor GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguageOfFinaleText | German GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Andante moderato (second movement of Symphony No. 2)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finale in E-flat major (fifth movement of Symphony No. 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scherzo in C minor (third movement of Symphony No. 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ “Totenfeier” (first movement of Symphony No. 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ “Urlicht” (fourth movement of Symphony No. 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | late Romantic ⓘ |
| associatedWithPremiereCity | Berlin GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPremiereConductor | Gustav Mahler GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPremiereYear | 1895 GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReception |
considered one of Mahler’s most popular symphonies
GENERATED
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frequently performed in major concert halls worldwide GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTextAuthor | Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTextSource | Klopstock’s hymn “Die Auferstehung” GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithVocalForces |
alto (mezzo-soprano) solo
GENERATED
ⓘ
mixed chorus GENERATED ⓘ soprano solo GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWorkRankInComposerOutput | second symphony GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
afterlife
ⓘ
death ⓘ judgment day ⓘ redemption ⓘ spiritual rebirth ⓘ |
| languageOfNickname | English ⓘ |
| movementCountOfWork | 5 ⓘ |
| nicknameUsageContext |
classical music
ⓘ
concert programming ⓘ recordings and album titles ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2
NERFINISHED
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Symphony No. 2 in C minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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