Name: 11. Sinfoniekonzert der Essener Philharmoniker-Mahler 2 'AUFERSTEHUNGSSINFONIE'
Start: 2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Alfried Krupp Hall

Organization

Conductor

Tomáš Netopil

Singer

Soprano

Giulia Montanari

Mezzo-soprano

Bettina Ranch

Mezzo-Soprano

Aalto-Musiktheater Essen

Others

Philharmonischer Chor Prag

Orchestra

Essener Philharmoniker

11. Sinfoniekonzert der Essener Philharmoniker-Mahler 2 "AUFERSTEHUNGS­SINFONIE"

Essen

Germany

Alfried Krupp Hall

11. Sinfoniekonzert der Essener Philharmoniker-Mahler 2 "AUFERSTEHUNGS­SINFONIE": 2. Sinfonie Mahler

Public

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, ("Resurrection Symphony")

Approved

It should break every known form - Gustav Mahler's second symphony was based on the great question of the meaning of life. The term "resurrection symphony", which does not come from the composer, thus clarifies the composer's existential struggle. His work was composed over several years: Mahler had already completed the first movement in 1888, at that time still entitled "Totenfeier". The idea of ​​setting the resurrection to music as the final movement came to him in 1894 during the memorial service for the conductor Hans von Bülow. The complete symphony was premiered in Berlin in 1895 under Mahler's baton, initially with rather modest success. Despite the audience's initial reservations about the work, Mahler's 2nd Symphony is now one of his most popular works.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble