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
Mahler: Symphony No. 2	1
Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)	1
second symphony by Gustav Mahler	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1208113 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Mahler Symphony No. 2
Context triple: [Westminster Symphonic Choir, repertoireIncludes, Mahler Symphony No. 2]

A. Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that exemplifies his contemporary yet accessible symphonic style.
B. Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" is Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic work for piano and orchestra inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem of the same name, exploring themes of postwar spiritual crisis and modern alienation.
C. Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 6 is a contemporary orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that reflects his modern yet accessible style and command of large-scale symphonic form.
D. Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 3 is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that exemplifies his contemporary yet accessible symphonic style.
E. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated symphonies, renowned for its rhythmic vitality and exuberant energy, particularly in its famous Allegretto movement.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mahler Symphony No. 2
Target entity description: 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.

A. Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that exemplifies his contemporary yet accessible symphonic style.
B. Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" is Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic work for piano and orchestra inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem of the same name, exploring themes of postwar spiritual crisis and modern alienation.
C. Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 6 is a contemporary orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that reflects his modern yet accessible style and command of large-scale symphonic form.
D. Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 3 is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that exemplifies his contemporary yet accessible symphonic style.
E. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated symphonies, renowned for its rhythmic vitality and exuberant energy, particularly in its famous Allegretto movement.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ linked to: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (song settings)
influencedBy	Beethoven Symphony No. 9 ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
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, Lucerne Festival Orchestra ⓘ linked to: Claudio Abbado Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic ⓘ linked to: Leonard Bernstein Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra ⓘ linked to: Otto Klemperer Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ⓘ linked to: Simon Rattle
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’s hymn "Die Auferstehung" ⓘ linked to: Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock additional text by Gustav Mahler ⓘ
theme	afterlife ⓘ death ⓘ judgment ⓘ redemption ⓘ resurrection ⓘ transcendence ⓘ
usesVocalMovement	fifth movement finale ⓘ fourth movement "Urlicht" ⓘ

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