Pacific Symphony proves itself big enough to handle Mahler’s Symphony No. 2

Carl St.Clair, shown conducting the Pacific Symphony on Dec. 1, 2016, led the orchestra through a triumphant performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 on Thursday, June 8, 2017. (File photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”) is either one of the grandest or most grotesque works ever written, depending on your predilection or lack thereof for the Austrian composer’s music.
It requires an orchestra of more than 100 music