Symphony no. 2

Album by Gustav Mahler & Boston Symphony Orchestra & Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Seiji Ozawa & Kiri Te Kanawa & Marilyn Horne

Symphony No. 2 is the second symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1894 and first performed in 1895. A large-scale late-Romantic symphony for orchestra and chorus, it features expansive orchestration, dramatic contrasts across movements and the incorporation of vocal forces in the finale, representing a pivotal moment in Mahler's move towards monumental, programmatic symphonic statements that influenced 20th-century symphonic practice.
First released: 1st October 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: I. Allegro maestoso
    21:06
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: III. In ruhig fliessender bewegung
    10:17
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: II. Andante moderato
    10:12
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: IV. "Urlicht". Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht
    4:53
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: V. Im tempo des scherzo. Wild herausfahrend
    9:32
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: V. Maestoso. Sehr zuruckhaltend - Wieder zuruckhaltend
    7:21
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: V. Sehr langsam und gedehnt
    2:30
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: V. Langsam. Misterioso ("Aufersteh'n")
    6:33
  9. 9.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: V. Etwas bewegter ("O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube")
    7:32

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