Symphony No. 2

Album by Gustav Mahler & Éva Marton & Jessye Norman & Chor der Wiener Staatsoper & Wiener Philharmoniker & Lorin Maazel

Symphony No. 2 is the second symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1894 and premiered in 1895. A large-scale late-Romantic symphony scored for expanded orchestra, chorus and vocal soloists, it moves through dramatic contrasts and thematic transformation toward a final choral culmination, marking a key step in Mahler's development towards his mature, monumental symphonic style and the incorporation of vocal forces into symphonic form.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 2: I. Allegro maestoso
    23:53
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 2: II. Andante moderato
    11:58
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 2: III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung
    11:52

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony No. 2: IV. “Urlicht”. Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht
    5:06
  2. 3.
    Symphony No. 2: V. Im Tempo des Scherzos
    36:05

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