馬勒在第一號交響曲即將完成之際，就已經開始起草他的第二號交響曲，但繁忙的歌劇院指揮工作，讓他花了七年的時間才完成此一巨作。1894年3月馬勒在好友也是十九世紀偉大的指揮家漢斯‧封‧畢羅的葬禮中，聽到了詩班唱出德國詩哲洛普斯托克的聖詠《復活》，激發了他創作第五樂章的靈感，並把詩詞引用在其中。這編制龐大而音響立體的第五樂章，對應著葬禮進行曲的第一樂章，揭櫫復活的生命價值，也展現馬勒的交響宇宙觀。當獨唱與合唱唱到：「死亡，是為了重生!我將展開雙翅飛翔，向著塵世之眼所未見之光，復活，是的，你將復活。」那震撼與豐盈的感覺，將讓現場親身體驗的聽者終生難忘。

Although Mahler began to work on his second symphony just before the first one was finished, it still took him seven years to complete it due to his job as a conductor at the opera house. Mahler was inspired by the sacred hymn “Resurrection” by German poet Klopstock which he heard on the funeral of good friend and great conductor of the 19th century Hans von Bülow in March, 1894. The composer later incorporated the text into the fifth movement. The value of life shown via resurrection and Mahler’s personal view of the universe is presented through the comparison between the grand and layered fifth movement and the funeral march in the first movement. When the words “Arise, yes, you will arise from the dead,/My heart, in an instant!/What you have conquered/Will bear you to God.” are sung, the simultaneous feeling of shock and fullness is sure to impress the audience present.

女中音／夏洛特‧艾勒康特Mezzo-soprano: Charlotte Hellekant 女高音／林慈音Soprano: Grace Lin 台北愛樂合唱團Taipei Philharmonic Chorus 台中室內合唱團Taichung Chamber Choir 府城教師合唱團Tainan Teacher's Chorus MP混聲合唱團MP Singers Chamber Choir 馬勒：第二號交響曲《復活》 G. Mahler: Symphony No.2 in c minor "Resurrection"

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