Death, rebirth and transcendence: Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony

By Dan Margolies,

Published April 13, 2022 at 8:33 AM CDT

Gustav Maher (1909) and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1897)

Join co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies as they explore Gustav Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 2 in C minor, known as the "Resurrection." We'll also hear the trumpet blasts and celebratory bells of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Overture led by guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.

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Hosts

Michael Stern
Dan Margolies

Program

Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Carlos Miguel Prieto, guest conductor
Live performance, November 2011

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor — “Resurrection”
by Gustav Mahler
Kelley O’Connor — mezzo soprano
Jessica Rivera — soprano
Kansas City Symphony Chorus — Charles Bruffy, director
Live performance, February 2012