Daniel Harding conducts Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony”
From apocalypse to apotheosis – in his Second Symphony, Gustav Mahler explores one of humanity’s great questions: “Why did you live?” His music traverses the light and shadow of existence and transcends the boundaries of the genre. Mahler incorporated folk songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and a moving choral finale. The composer described the experience as like being “clubbed to the ground and then lifted to the highest heights on angels’ wings”. The conductor is Daniel Harding.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding
Sabine Devieilhe
Marianne Crebassa
Rundfunkchor Berlin
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