Mahler's Resurrection

Just been to the Royal Albert Hall with Dad to see Mahler's Resurrection Symphony (Symphony No.2). It's an amazing piece, and, I'm no musical journalist, but I know what I like, and the power and awe-inspiring greatness of this piece amazed me. It was as much a show of how an orchestra can be used as much as it was a fantastic piece of music, and the RAH was perfect to show it off. There were two brass bands up in the galleries, giving their parts a distant, separated feel that you can never experience on a CD, along with two huge chorusses (The BBC and London Symphony Choruses), and a huge orchestra (including 7 percussionists). It's unbelievable, if you ever get the chance to see it, go!

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