Symphony No. 2 - Gustav Mahler
Information about Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
Also known by its unofficial title "Resurrection".
The work was written in 1888-94, 1903, and is in the key of C minor.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Haitink/Persson/Stotijn (CSO Resound CSOR901)
Recorded from live performances in November 2008, this is an outstanding version.
Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink, 2008.
Soloists: Miah Persson (Soprano), Christianne Stotijn (Mezzo-Soprano).
CSO Resound CSOR901
Fischer (Channel Classics 23506)
Fischer perfectly captures the extremes of emotion.
Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducted by Iván Fischer, 2005.
Channel Classics 23506