Rise Again
Lyrics by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock and Gustav Mahler
Rise again, yes, rise again,
Will you, my dust, after a brief rest!”
Eternal life! Eternal life
will He who called you, give you.
To bloom again are you sown.
The Lord of the harvest goes...
He goes and gathers the sheaves
of us who have died.
O believe, my heart, O believe.
Nothing of yours will be lost!
All that you’ve desired is yours.
All that you’ve loved and fought for is yours.
O believe, you were not born for nothing!
You have not lived and suffered in vain!
What has come into being must perish,
What has perished must rise again!
Cease from trembling…
Cease from trembling…
Prepare yourself!
Prepare yourself…
Prepare yourself to live!
O Pain, You piercer of all things,
From you, I’ve been wrested!
O Death, You conqueror of all things,
Now, you are conquered!
With wings that I’ve won for myself,
In love's fierce striving
I shall soar upwards
To the light which no eye has penetrated!
I shall die to live!
Rise again!
Yes, you will rise again!
My heart, in the twinkling of an eye!
What you have fought for
will lead you to God!
Mahler described the last movement of his Second Symphony, which includes two soloists and a chorus, as a colossal fresco of The Day of Judgement. All of humanity meets its maker, and Mahler stretches his musical wings, soaring to glorious heights.
Rise Again
Lyrics by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock and Gustav Mahler
Rise again, yes, rise again,
Will you, my dust, after a brief rest!”
Eternal life! Eternal life
will He who called you, give you.
To bloom again are you sown.
The Lord of the harvest goes...
He goes and gathers the sheaves
of us who have died.
O believe, my heart, O believe.
Nothing of yours will be lost!
All that you’ve desired is yours.
All that you’ve loved and fought for is yours.
O believe, you were not born for nothing!
You have not lived and suffered in vain!
What has come into being must perish,
What has perished must rise again!
Cease from trembling…
Cease from trembling…
Prepare yourself!
Prepare yourself…
Prepare yourself to live!
O Pain, You piercer of all things,
From you, I’ve been wrested!
O Death, You conqueror of all things,
Now, you are conquered!
With wings that I’ve won for myself,
In love's fierce striving
I shall soar upwards
To the light which no eye has penetrated!
I shall die to live!
Rise again!
Yes, you will rise again!
My heart, in the twinkling of an eye!
What you have fought for
will lead you to God!
Guests include:
• Carter Brey, Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic
• Austin Howle, Principal Tuba, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
• Caroline Kita, Washington University in St. Louis
• Christine Lee Gengaro, Los Angeles City College
• Marilyn McCoy, Columbia University, New York
• Kent Nagano, Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic; Montreal Symphony Orchestra
• Joanna Neilly, Oxford University, England
• Emmanuel Pahud, Principal Flute, Berlin Philharmonic
• Michael Sachs, Principal Trumpet, Cleveland Orchestra
Music used in Episode 5. All titles used with permission.
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(“In the tempo of the Scherzo. Slow. Mysterious.”)
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by Yvonne Naef, Simona Saturova, the Philadelphia Singers Chorale, the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Ondine (ODE 1134-2D)
Symphony No. 2 in C minor - “Resurrection” – V. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend – Wider zurückhaltend – Langsam. Misterioso
(“In the Tempo of the Scherzo. Fiercely driving forward. — Holding back again. – Slow. Mysterious.”)
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by Ruby Hughes, Sasha Cooke, the Minnesota Chorale, the Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Osmo Vänskä
Courtesy of BIS Records
BIS Records (BIS-2296)
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor Resurrection": V. Finale. Im tempo des scherzos"
(In the tempo of the Scherzo.”)
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by Juliane Banse, Cornelia Kallisch, Europe Choir Academy, the South West German Radio Symphony, conducted by Michael Gielen
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
SWR Classic (SWR19042CD)
Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection” – 5th Movement – Finale – Im Tempo Des Scherzos
(In the tempo of the Scherzo.”)
By Gustav Mahler
Peformed by Isabel Bayrakdarian, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, the San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
Courtesy of the San Francisco Symphony
SFS Media (6)
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection”: V. Wieder sehr breit & Mit Aufschwung aber nicht ellen
(“Very broad again & With uplift, but do not rush”)
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle
Courtesy of Warner Classics
Warner Classics (6473632)
Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Arrangement for 2 piano, 8 hands – Fifth Movement
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by Briely Cutting, Angela Turner, Stephen Emmerson, and Stewart Kelly
Courtesy of Melba Recordings
Melba Recordings (MR301144)
Gregorian Chant for the Dead: Dies irae (Sequentia)
Anonymous
Performed by Aurora Surgit, conducted by Alessio Randon
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Naxos (8.553192)
Symphony No. in 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale
By Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by the London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink
Courtesy of LSO Live
LSO Live (LSO0592)
Der gefesselte Prometheus, Op. 38
By Karl Goldmark
Performed by the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by András Kórodi
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Hungaroton (HCD12552)
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