Description
Mahler - Symphony No. 2 In C Minor / Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Birgit Remmert, Lisa Milne, Hungarian Radio Choir / Channel Classics 2x Audio CD 2006 / CCS SA 23506
UPC 723385235064
The Symphony No. 2 in C minor by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection Symphony, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895. This symphony was one of Mahler's most popular and successful works during his lifetime. It was his first major work that established his lifelong view of the beauty of afterlife and resurrection. In this large work, the composer further developed the creativity of "sound of the distance" and creating a "world of its own", aspects already seen in his First Symphony. The work has a duration of 80 to 90 minutes, and is conventionally labelled as being in the key of C minor; the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians labels the work's tonality as C minor–E♭ major. It was voted the fifth-greatest symphony of all time in a survey of conductors carried out by the BBC Music Magazine.
| Label: | Channel Classics – CCS SA 23506 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
2 x CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2006 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| Symphony No. 2 In C Minor (1894) |
| 1-1 | 1. Allegro Maestoso | 21:30 |
| 1-2 | 2. Andante Moderato | 10:00 |
| 2-1 | 3. In Ruhig Fließender Bewegung | 11:17 |
| 2-2 | 4. Urlicht: Sehr Feierlich, Aber Schlicht | 4:52 |
| 2-3 | 5. Im Tempo Des Scherzo | 34:13 |
- Choir – Hungarian Radio Choir
- Composed By – Gustav Mahler
- Conductor – Iván Fischer
- Cover, Design – Ad Van der Kouwe
- Cover, Illustration – Gustave Doré
- Engineer [Recording Engineer], Edited By – C. Jared Sacks
- Liner Notes – Clemens Romijn
- Liner Notes [Deutsche Übersetzung] – Gabriele Wahl
- Liner Notes [English Translation] – David Shapero
- Liner Notes [Traduction Française] – Clémence Comte
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Birgit Remmert
- Orchestra – Budapest Festival Orchestra
- Producer, Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Hein Dekker
- Soprano Vocals – Lisa Milne
