Gustav Mahler :: Symphony No.2, C minor (Resurrection; Auferstehungssymphonie)


 

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Mahler, Gustav
1860-1911
(b Kalischt, nr Iglau [now Kaliste, Jihlava], Bohemia, 7 July 1860; d Vienna, 18 May 1911). Austrian
Symphony No.2, C minor (Resurrection;
Auferstehungssymphonie) <1888–1894; rev 1903>
chorus solos SA
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Cl 1-3 play C-clarinets in parts of the 2nd & 3rd mvts (81 bars totale) Cbn is sometimes in the 3rd bn part and sometimes in the 4th; however, only 1 cbn is required. Possible with 6tp. Important offstage passages for players (drawn from the above aggregate): 4hn, 4tp, 3perc.
Universal ed. Gilbert Kaplan & Renate Stark-Voit, 2010.
Universal offers a reduced version by Erwin Stein with winds:
3[incl pic] 3[incl Eh] 3[incl bcl] 3[incl cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — [no org]
An improved choral score by Tom Cunningham (Goodmusic Publishing) is available at tomcunningham.org.uk/editions/mahler-2.

Source of text: Mvt 4 (Urlicht) from Des Knaben Wunderhorn; mvt 5 from F.G. Klopstock. Language: German
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante moderato
III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
IV. Urlicht (Primeval Light)
V. Im Tempo des Scherzo