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.

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instanceOf symphony nickname ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Resurrection Symphony ⓘ
appliesToWorkBy Gustav Mahler ⓘ
associatedWithApproximateDuration about 80–90 minutes ⓘ
associatedWithCatalogueNumber Mahler Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
associatedWithChoralSymphonyTradition yes ⓘ
associatedWithCompletionYear 1894 ⓘ
associatedWithComposerNationality Austro-Bohemian ⓘ
associatedWithCompositionStartYear 1888 ⓘ
associatedWithConcept hope beyond death ⓘ
struggle with fate ⓘ
transcendence ⓘ
associatedWithForm multi-movement symphonic work ⓘ
associatedWithGenre symphony ⓘ
associatedWithInstrumentation large orchestra ⓘ
offstage brass ⓘ
organ ⓘ
associatedWithKey C minor ⓘ
associatedWithLanguageOfFinaleText German ⓘ
associatedWithMovement Andante moderato (second movement of Symphony No. 2) ⓘ
Finale in E-flat major (fifth movement of Symphony No. 2) ⓘ
Scherzo in C minor (third movement of Symphony No. 2) ⓘ
“Totenfeier” (first movement of Symphony No. 2) ⓘ
“Urlicht” (fourth movement of Symphony No. 2) ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod late Romantic ⓘ
associatedWithPremiereCity Berlin ⓘ
associatedWithPremiereConductor Gustav Mahler ⓘ
associatedWithPremiereYear 1895 ⓘ
associatedWithReception considered one of Mahler’s most popular symphonies ⓘ
frequently performed in major concert halls worldwide ⓘ
associatedWithTextAuthor Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ⓘ
associatedWithTextSource Klopstock’s hymn “Die Auferstehung” ⓘ
associatedWithVocalForces alto (mezzo-soprano) solo ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ
associatedWithWorkRankInComposerOutput second symphony ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor ⓘ

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