‘Thou shalt arise, yea, arise’
Program
Gustav Mahler
Symphony no. 2 in C minor (‘Resurrection Symphony‘) (1888–94)
Artists
Léa Trommenschlager soprano
Marianne Crebassa mezzo soprano
Prager Philharmonischer Chor
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Maxime Pascal conductor
This year the honour of presenting the Beethovenfest’s final concert goes to the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Our festival motto was inspired by the finale of Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony, where the opening line of the underlying Klopstock ode reads ‘Thou shalt arise, yea arise’. Despite this religiously certified assurance of the future, the work’s gestation was an exhausting struggle with Beethoven’s Ninth. Mahler spent almost six years labouring on his ‘Resurrection’ Symphony. After receiving a withering critique of the first movement from conductor Hans von Bülow, he lit on the idea for the monumental finale during – of all places – von Bülow’s funeral. It was to be a continuation and apotheosis of Beethoven’s great model. This impulse not only rescued the symphony, it also strengthened Mahler’s resolve to pursue a composer’s career with every means at his disposal.
The Beethovenfest 2020 has been postponed due to corona.
This event with the original concert no. 44 will take place under the date indicated here and will receive concert no. 54 in the Beethovenfest 2021.
Already purchased tickets remain valid. Information on return and cancellation can be found under this link
World Conference Center Bonn, Saal »New York«
