Soloist: Karg, Christiane

Soloist: Kulman, Elisabeth

Choir: Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno

Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra

Conductor: Fischer, Ivan

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Composer: Mahler, Gustav

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection"

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Venue: Mupa Budapest

Date of Concert: May 2018

Playing Time: 01:31:18

Television Director: Glas, Sebastian

Catalogue Number: 3015

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Completed in 1894, Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony counts amongst his most popular compositions.

It took the composer six years to complete this large-scale work which was started under very unusual circumstances. In 1886, Mahler had a vision of his own funeral; the dream inspired what was to become the Symphony's first movement, which he entitled Todtenfeier (Funeral Rite).

Unable to decide whether the work should be a separate tone poem or the first movement of a full symphony, he did not resume composition until 1893, finishing all but the last movement. For the conclusion of his Symphony, Mahler wanted to incorporate the human voice. The inspiration for this came when he attended the memorial service for the conductor Hans von B?low, which included a religious ode Auferstehung (Resurrection) by the German poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803).

This performance of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony is performed by Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Fischer is known for his superlative interpretations of Mahler with an attention to detail and a musicianship which are served by some of the finest European instrumentalists gathered in 'his' orchestra.