It was composed over a span of six years and debuted in 1895 while its composer was the conductor of the Hamburg Municipal Opera.
It was composed over a span of six years and debuted in 1895 while its composer was the conductor of the Hamburg Municipal Opera. The work was conceived upon the death of the conductor of the Hamburg Symphony, and it consists of five movements. The fourth movement includes an alto solo of Urlicht, a piece of German folk poetry previously set to music by the composer in 1887, and it is most famous for its fifth movement, which features a choral rendition of a poem by Friedrich Klopstock. FTP, identify the traditional name given to this Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler.
It was composed over a span of six years and debuted in 1895 while its composer was the conductor of the Hamburg Municipal Opera.
{Resurrection} Symphony (accept early Symphony {No. 2})