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Mahler Symphony No. 2 (BPO Live at Symphony Hall)

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Recorded Live at Symphony Hall on April 18th, 2025

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus Pro Musica
Benjamin Zander, conductor
Miah Persson, soprano
Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano

There is nothing like Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. It is an apocalyptic work requiring vast forces: a giant orchestra, as well as an organ, chorus, two soloists and multiple offstage musicians. Mahler poses the great questions of life and provides heart-stopping answers. In the finale the earth quakes, graves burst open, the last trumpet sounds, and a heavenly choir reassures all humankind: “Rise again, yes, thou shalt rise again.” Of the culminating moments Mahler wrote: “A feeling of overwhelming love fills us with blissful knowledge and illuminates our existence.”

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Pre-concert Lecture by Benjamin Zander

 

Opening Remarks by Marina Mahler

 

 

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