Symphony No. 2

by Gustav Mahler / Frankfurt Radio Symphony / Eliahu Inbal

Symphony No. 2 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 October 1987
  • Label: Denon
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 1:25:48
  • Community rating: 4.12/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Captured in pristine digital audio during a highly lauded complete Mahler cycle, Eliahu Inbal directs the Frankfurt Radio Symphony through this colossal choral masterpiece. 'Symphony No. 2', known as the 'Resurrection Symphony', is rendered with immense dynamic clarity and profound spiritual weight. This specific Denon recording is frequently celebrated by audiophiles and critics for its lush, expansive interpretation.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, complex, polyphonic, orchestral, symphonic, choral, long-form, majestic

Tracklist

  1. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Allegro maestoso (2:30)
  2. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Im Tempo nachgeben (1:03)
  3. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Wie zu Anfang (2:41)
  4. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Sehr m盲ssig und zur眉ckhaltend (0:48)
  5. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): (English horn) (1:18)
  6. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Ausdrucksvoll (English horn & bass clarinet) (2:17)
  7. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Etwas dr盲ngend (1:15)
  8. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Schnell (0:34)
  9. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Sehr langsam beginnend (0:28)
  10. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Sehr getragen (Trumpet & trombone) (2:31)
  11. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Molto pesante (0:23)
  12. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Tempo I (1:40)
  13. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Zur眉ckhalten (2:20)
  14. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 1st Movement - Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier): Tempo sostenuto (3:23)
  15. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 2nd Movement - Andante moderato: Andante moderato (1:23)
  16. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 2nd Movement - Andante moderato: Nicht eilen. Sehr gem盲chlich (1:36)
  17. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 2nd Movement - Andante moderato: In Tempo I zur眉ckkehren (1:47)
  18. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 2nd Movement - Andante moderato: Tempo I. Energisch bewegt (2:42)
  19. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - "Resurrection" / 2nd Movement - Andante moderato: 3 bars before Wieder ins Tempo zur眉ckgehen. Tempo I (3:39)
  20. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 3rd Movement - (Scherzo): In ruhig fliessender Bewegung (1:47)
  21. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 3rd Movement - (Scherzo): (Bassoon & violas) (0:49)
  22. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 3rd Movement - (Scherzo): (Piccolo) (0:40)
  23. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 3rd Movement - (Scherzo): (Cellos & Basses) (0:24)
  24. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 3rd Movement - (Scherzo): Vorw盲rts (1:01)
  25. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 3rd Movement - (Scherzo): Sehr getragen und gesangvoll (1:13)
  26. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 3rd Movement - (Scherzo): Zum Tempo I. zur眉ckkehren (2:08)
  27. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 3rd Movement - (Scherzo): (Trumpets & trombones) (1:26)
  28. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 3rd Movement - (Scherzo): (Violas, cellos & basses) (1:20)
  29. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 4th Movement - "Urlicht": Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht (Choralm盲ssig) (5:29)
  30. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend (1:38)
  31. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Langsam - I (1:20)
  32. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Langsam - II (0:24)
  33. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: (Trombone) (1:40)
  34. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Im Anfang sehr zur眉ckgehalten (1:10)
  35. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Wieder sehr breit (3:04)
  36. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Ritenuto (4:36)
  37. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Wieder zur眉ckhaltend (3:43)
  38. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Sehr langsam und gedehnt ("der grosse Appell") (2:27)
  39. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Langsam. Misterioso (Chorus: "Aufersteh'n") (6:41)
  40. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Etwas bewegter (Solo: "O Glaube") (3:24)
  41. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Mit Aufschwung, aber nicht eilen (Duet: "O Schmerz") (2:25)
  42. Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" / 5th Movement: Pesante (2:22)

Credits

  • Gustav Mahler - primary artist, composed by
  • Helen Donath - primary artist, soprano vocals
  • Doris Soffel - primary artist, alto vocals
  • Eliahu Inbal - primary artist, conductor
  • Dale Warland Singers - chorus
  • NDR Chor - chorus

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