| Title |
From Wanderlust to Resurrection: Mahler’s Second Symphony as a Synthesis of Wagnerian and Schubertian Traditions. The Impact of Parsifal and Schubert’s Ninth Symphony on Conducting Practice |
| Translation of Title |
Nuo klajonių iki prisikėlimo: Gustavo Mahlerio Antroji simfonija kaip Wagnerio ir Schuberto tradicijų sintezė. Parsifal ir Schuberto Devintosios simfonijos poveikis dirigavimo praktikai. |
| Authors |
Kameris, Theodoros |
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| Pages |
53 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Mahler ; Wagner ; Schubert ; Mitleid ; Romanticism |
| Abstract [eng] |
Theodoros Kameris’s master’s thesis examines Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (the “Resurrection” Symphony) as a point of synthesis between Wagnerian and Schubertian traditions. The study focuses on how influences from Wagner’s Parsifal and Schubert’s Ninth Symphony inform Mahler’s symphonic language, analyzing both the work’s philosophical and aesthetic narrative—the path from subjective “wandering” to metaphysical “resurrection”—and its technical structure, including instrumentation, intervallic and harmonic design. Through comparative score analysis and literature review, Kameris identifies intertextual references, such as Schubertian melodic or harmonic gestures and Wagnerian mythic or dramatic ideas (notably symbols of death and redemption), that shape the design and meaning of the Resurrection Symphony. The thesis situates Mahler’s Second Symphony as a convergence point in the Austro-German symphonic lineage, tracing formal parallels and symbolic content that bridge Schubert’s lyricism with Wagner’s grand musical dramaturgy. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2025 |
