Symphony no. 8 in E-flat “Symphony of a Thousand”

Album by Gustav Mahler & Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest & Bernard Haitink

Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, the "Symphony of a Thousand", is a choral symphony by Gustav Mahler, premiered in 1910. The two-part work employs vast forces, including a large orchestra, multiple choirs and vocal soloists, and combines late-Romantic harmony, expansive orchestration and choral textures to blur the boundary between symphony and vocal stage works, marking a late-period culmination of Mahler's scale and formal experimentation.

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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Hymnus “Veni, Creator Spiritus”: a. Veni, creator spiritus
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Hymnus “Veni, Creator Spiritus”: b. Imple superna gratia
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Hymnus “Veni, Creator Spiritus”: c. Infirma nostri corporis
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Hymnus “Veni, Creator Spiritus”: d. Infirma nostri corporis
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Hymnus “Veni, Creator Spiritus”: e. Accende lumen sensibus
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Hymnus “Veni, Creator Spiritus”: f. Qui Paraclitus diceris
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Hymnus “Veni, Creator Spiritus”: g. Gloria Patri Domino
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: a. Poco adagio
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: b. Più mosso - Allegro moderato
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: c. Waldung, sie schwenkt heran
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: d. Ewiger Wonnebrand
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: e. Wie Felsenabgrund
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: f. Gerettet ist das edle Glied
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: g. Jene Rosen, aus den Händen
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: h. Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: i. Ich spür' soeben
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: j. Dir, der Underührbaren
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: k. Bei der Liebe
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: l. Er uberwächst uns schon
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: m. Blicket auf zum Retterblick
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    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Final Scene from “Faust II”: n. Alles Vergängliche
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