Late RomanticSymphony

Symphony no. 2 in C minor · W. symphony-no-7-in-e-minor

Gustav Mahler

W. symphony-no-7-in-e-minor

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Symphony no. 2 in C minor by Gustav Mahler, Symphony. 968 recordings in this catalogue, from 1958 to 2025.

Rank #62 Iconic Masterpiece968 recordings

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Movements

I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante moderato
III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung
IV. Urlicht. Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht
V. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend

Top Performers

Leonard Bernstein

Conductor · 108 rec

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 98 rec

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 96 rec

Otto Klemperer

Conductor · 77 rec

New York Philharmonic

Orchestra · 77 rec

Gilbert Kaplan

Conductor · 58 rec

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Orchestra · 57 rec

Claudio Abbado

Conductor · 49 rec

Recordings (159 of 968)

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Conductor

Leonard Bernstein58 Eliahu Inbal28 Simon Rattle11 Zubin Mehta10 Seiji Ozawa9 Leonard Slatkin8 Georg Solti7 Klaus Tennstedt7 Gilbert Kaplan5 Harold Farberman5 Otto Klemperer5 Rafael Kubelík5

Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra40 Frankfurt Radio Symphony28 New York Philharmonic26 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra11 NDR Vokalensemble11 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra10 Boston Symphony Orchestra9 St. Louis Symphony Orchestra8 Chicago Symphony Orchestra5 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra5 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra5 Tanglewood Festival Chorus5

Label

Decca Records43 Deutsche Grammophon34 Unitel33 Decca Classics17 EMI Classics16 Universal Classics12 EMI Digital11 Warner Classics11 Philips9 Philips Digital Classics9 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC9 EMI7

Decade

1950s6 1960s12 1970s1 1980s159 1990s173 2000s244 2010s175 2020s56

Credited instrument

Mezzo-Soprano3

Performers	Year	Label
Rafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Edith Mathis · view	1989	Deutsche Grammophon	13:30
Rafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · view	1989	Deutsche Grammophon	10:07
Rafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · view	1989	Deutsche Grammophon	10:35
Rafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · view	1989	Deutsche Grammophon	17:32
Rafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Norma Procter · view	1989	Deutsche Grammophon	4:56
Otto Klemperer, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper · view	1989	Hunt Productions	-
Otto Klemperer, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Janet Baker · view	1989	Hunt Productions	-
Otto Klemperer, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · view	1989	Hunt Productions	-
Otto Klemperer, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · view	1989	Hunt Productions	-
Otto Klemperer, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · view	1989	Hunt Productions	-
Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Haihud choir · view	1989	Carriere Classics	32:16
Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Florence Quivar · view	1989	Carriere Classics	4:56
Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra · view	1989	Carriere Classics	9:55
Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra · view	1989	Carriere Classics	10:19
Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra · view	1989	Carriere Classics	20:22
Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra · view	1988	PolyGram	4:25
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic · view	1988	Universal Classics	1:45
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Barbara Hendricks · view	1988	Universal Classics	5:10
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Barbara Hendricks · view	1988	Universal Classics	3:34
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Barbara Hendricks · view	1988	Universal Classics	3:57