Gustav Mahlers Colossal Symphony No 2
Event Date: 17/03/2024, 03:00 pm
The Concourse, Chatswood
Mahler 2 is the second of his so-called wunderhorn symphonies due to the inspiration he derived, directly and indirectly, from Das Knaben Wunderhorn, the collection of German language poetry that exerted considerable influence on Austrian and German artists in the late 19th century. As the title suggests, the second symphony’s central theme is life and death, in particular, life after death. The first movement was originally a tone poem named 'Totenfeier' (Funeral Rites), written in 1888. Five years later Mahler composed the second and third movements of what was by then destined to be a large-scale symphony. The fourth movement, featuring contralto soloist, employs a wunderhorn text concerning the struggle for faith. For the fifth, and last, movement, which adds soprano soloist and mixed chorus, he found inspiration in the poem, 'Die Auferstehung' (The Resurrection), by Friederich Klopstock that he heard at the funeral of Hans von Bülow. Mahler then added some text of his own to complete the work.
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The Concourse, 409 Victoria Ave,
Chatswood, Sydney New South Wales,2067
The Concourse, 409 Victoria Ave,
Chatswood, Sydney New South Wales,2067
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