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Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”

London Philharmonic Orchestra · 1982

53 min · 6 tracks · classical music

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

95 /100
Summit
Higher than 100% of albums we've rated

Mahler’s five-movement design makes the finale’s delayed choral entrance feel earned; this LPO performance sustains that long build with force and control.

What we noticed

  • The opening movement’s funeral-march weight gives way to a lighter Andante, then the third movement’s circling pulse is interrupted by the brief, inward solo in “Urlicht.”
  • The finale spends a long stretch rebuilding after the fourth movement before solo voices and chorus enter; the catalogued final track divides that movement in two.
  • The closing choral arrival turns the symphony’s earlier orchestral material into a large-scale return rather than a separate finale.
Composition 25% of the score
10/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
9/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
9/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: I. Allegro maestoso 24:45
  • 2 Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: II. Andante moderato 11:19
  • 3 Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung 10:13

Disc 2

  • 1 Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: IV. Urlicht 7:10
  • 2 Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: V. Im Tempo des Scherzos
  • 3 Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: V. Langsam - Allegro energico

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