Mahler's Symphony No.2 in C minor, composed by Mahler 1894. Because the last movement used the poem "Resurrection" by German poet Klopsch Tok, it was renamed "Symphony of Resurrection". The whole song consists of five movements. Mahler's second symphony is one of Mahler's ten symphonies, which is famous for its huge compilation and difficult performance. It can also be said that it is one of Mahler's outstanding representative works.
Mahler's second symphony, also known as "Resurrection" symphony, took six years to compose and was completed on July 25th, 1894. Mahler was thirty-four years old when he finished. 1On May 4th, 895, under the command of Richard Strauss, the first three movements premiered in Berlin, but the response was not good, and the music reviews were almost all criticism and abuse.
65438+February 65438+March, Mahler personally conducted the performance of five movements of the whole song, and many music critics refused to attend. Mahler was unwell on the day of the performance and fainted after the performance, but the response was very successful.
Song influence
20 13 is the anniversary of the death of Mahler, a Jewish conductor and composer. On the afternoon of July 9th, 20 13, Mahler's second symphony "Resurrection" was staged in the Concert Hall of the National Grand Theatre, which kicked off a series of concerts commemorating Mahler's death in the Grand Theatre.
Simon Ratt, the current director of Berlin Philharmonic, is deeply influenced by Mahler's Second Symphony. He mentioned that Mahler's Second Symphony was a special work when he talked with the Beijing News on 20 14. When Simon first listened to a live performance as a teenager, he was completely attracted by this magnificent symphony epic. That experience also prompted Simon to aspire to be on the podium and become a world-famous conductor.