Symphony no. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"
Album by Gustav Mahler & Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa
Symphony No. 8, nicknamed the "Symphony of a Thousand", is a symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1906. A late-Romantic large-scale work, it employs vast orchestral and vocal forces, including multiple choirs, soloists and organ, and combines sacred and secular texts across two expansive parts, marking a culminating point in Mahler's explorations of symphonic form and spiritual themes.
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- 1.Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand", Part 1: Veni. Creator Spiritus23:12
- 2.Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand", Part 2: Poco adagio8:52
- 3.Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand", Part 2: "Waldung, sie schwankt heran..."13:52
- 4.Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand", Part 2: "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest..."6:19
- 5.Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand", Part 2: "Dir, der Unberührbaren..."15:07
- 6.Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand", Part 2: "Blicket auf..."5:54
- 7.Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand", Part 2: "Alles Vergängliche..."6:02
