IV. Urlicht

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"IV. Urlicht" is the introspective, song-like fourth movement of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, featuring a mezzo-soprano solo that meditates on faith, suffering, and the longing for redemption.

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Label Occurrences
IV. Urlicht canonical 2
IV: Urlicht 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art song arrangement ⓘ
symphonic movement ⓘ
vocal movement ⓘ
associatedWork Resurrection Symphony ⓘ
catalogueNote often cited as the most intimate movement of Mahler’s Second Symphony ⓘ
character introspective ⓘ
meditative ⓘ
composer Gustav Mahler ⓘ
cycleContext Des Knaben Wunderhorn songs (Mahler) ⓘ
emotionalTone consoling ⓘ
serene ⓘ
solemn ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext performed as part of the premiere of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
functionInSymphony spiritual and emotional preparation for the finale ⓘ
transition between scherzo and finale ⓘ
genre song-like movement ⓘ
key D-flat major ⓘ
language German ⓘ
movementNumber 4 ⓘ
orchestrationFeature mezzo-soprano with orchestra ⓘ
reduced orchestral forces compared to surrounding movements ⓘ
partOf Symphony No. 2 (Mahler) ⓘ
performancePractice typically sung in the original German ⓘ
period late Romantic ⓘ
positionInWork fourth movement ⓘ
symbolism inner voice of faith ⓘ
path from earthly suffering to salvation ⓘ
tempoIndication Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht ⓘ
textAuthor traditional folk text ⓘ
textOpeningWords O Röschen rot! ⓘ
textSource Des Knaben Wunderhorn ⓘ
theme faith ⓘ
longing for redemption ⓘ
spiritual consolation ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
vocalPart mezzo-soprano solo ⓘ
vocalRange mezzo-soprano ⓘ

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

Mahler Symphony No. 2 → movement → IV. Urlicht ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor → movement → IV: Urlicht ⓘ
linked to: IV. Urlicht