Symphony No. 8

Album by Gustav Mahler & Berliner Philharmoniker & Simon Rattle & Rundfunkchor Berlin & MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staats‐ und Domchor Berlin

Symphony No. 8 is a symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1906 and premiered in 1910. A late-Romantic choral symphony scored for colossal orchestral and vocal forces, it is characterised by expansive orchestration, a fusion of sacred and secular texts and stands as a large-scale culmination in Mahler's output with notable significance for early 20th-century symphonic practice.
First released: 27th August 2021

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 8: I. Veni, creator spiritus
    5:48
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 8: II. Infirma nostri corporis
    11:29
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 8: III. Veni, creator spiritus
    4:06
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 8: IV. Gloria Patri Domino
    2:27
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 8: V. Poco adagio
    9:39
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 8: VI. Waldung, sie schwankt heran
    4:27
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 8: VII. Ewiger Wonnebrand
    1:41
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 8: VIII. Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen
    4:24
  9. 9.
    Symphony No. 8: IX. Gerettet ist das edle Glied der Geisterwelt vom Bösen
    3:02
  10. 10.
    Symphony No. 8: X. Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest
    3:04
  11. 11.
    Symphony No. 8: XI. Höchste Herrscherin der Welt!
    7:14
  12. 12.
    Symphony No. 8: XII. Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen
    4:42
  13. 13.
    Symphony No. 8: XIII. Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche
    5:02
  14. 14.
    Symphony No. 8: XIV. Blicket auf zum Retterblick
    5:36
  15. 15.
    Symphony No. 8: XV. Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis
    5:31

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