“My whole life is contained in them. I have set down in them my experiences and my suffering....I felt no sense of loss, for me my 'hero' had lived, loved and triumphed but was he dead...and if not who is there to resurrect in the second symphony?”
~ Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) in Die Auferstehung
World premiere: 1889 November 20, Budapest, conducted by the composer.
~ Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) in Die Auferstehung
World premiere: 1889 November 20, Budapest, conducted by the composer.