Resurrection Symphony

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The Resurrection Symphony is Gustav Mahler’s monumental Second Symphony, renowned for its vast emotional scope, large orchestral and choral forces, and exploration of death, redemption, and spiritual rebirth.

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Resurrection Symphony canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral symphony ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mahler's Second Symphony ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor ⓘ
approximateDuration 80 to 90 minutes ⓘ
catalogueStatus one of Mahler's most frequently performed symphonies ⓘ
composer Gustav Mahler ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1894 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1888 ⓘ
emotionalScope vast ⓘ
exploresTopic the meaning of life and death ⓘ
fifthMovementTitle Die Auferstehung ⓘ
fourthMovementTitle Urlicht ⓘ
genre late-Romantic music ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
influencedBy Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
languageOfVocalParts German ⓘ
movement I. Allegro maestoso ⓘ
II. Andante moderato ⓘ
III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung ⓘ
IV. Urlicht ⓘ
linked to: Urlicht

V. Im Tempo des Scherzos – Langsam – Maestoso ⓘ
notableFeature one of the first major symphonies to incorporate a large chorus since Beethoven's Ninth ⓘ
requires very large orchestral and choral forces ⓘ
numberOfMovements 5 ⓘ
openingMovementCharacter funeral march-like ⓘ
orchestrationFeature large symphony orchestra ⓘ
offstage brass ⓘ
organ ⓘ
placeInMahlerCycle part of Mahler's early symphonic trilogy (Symphonies 1–3) ⓘ
placeInRepertoire core work of the symphonic repertoire ⓘ
positionInComposerOutput second symphony by Gustav Mahler ⓘ
premiereConductor Gustav Mahler ⓘ
premiereDate 1895-12-13 ⓘ
premiereLocation Berlin ⓘ
textAuthor Friedrich Klopstock ⓘ
Gustav Mahler ⓘ
textSource Friedrich Klopstock's poem "Die Auferstehung" ⓘ
Gustav Mahler's own additional verses ⓘ
theme death ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
resurrection ⓘ
spiritual rebirth ⓘ
usesChorusInMovements fifth movement ⓘ
fourth movement ⓘ
vocalForces alto (mezzo-soprano) solo ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ

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

Mahler Symphony No. 2 → alsoKnownAs → Resurrection Symphony ⓘ
IV. Urlicht → associatedWork → Resurrection Symphony ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor → alsoKnownAs → Resurrection Symphony ⓘ
Resurrection → alsoKnownAs → Resurrection Symphony ⓘ
Urlicht → associatedWork → Resurrection Symphony ⓘ