Urlicht from Mahler 2

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I don't think it's any great secret that my thesis isn't going very well at the moment, so here's a nice bit of Mahler to soothe the nerves. It's Urlicht from the second symphony, performed by Anne Sofie von Otter and Simon Rattle as part of Rattle's CBSO swansong:

The words of Urlicht are also quoted in the prelude to Paul McAuley's rather wonderful novel Eternal Light, written when he was heavily under the influence of all things Mahler. Mahler and space opera. What a combination...