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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Major "The Symphony of a Thousand" (Live)

6/17/2022, 13 Tracks, 1:18:03

Featuring

  • Daniza Ilitsch
  • Elsa Matheis
  • Erich Majkut
  • Franz Schütz
  • Georg Oeggl
  • Georgine von Milinkovic
  • Hermann Scherchen
  • Hugo Wiener
  • Otto Wiener
  • Rosette Anday
  • Wiener Symphoniker
  • Wiener Kammerchor
  • Wiener Singakademie
  • Wiener Sängerknaben
  • Gustav Mahler

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Recording & Production

This recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra was a live performance from June 13, 1951.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The performance includes multiple vocal ensembles: the Vienna Kammerchor, Vienna Singakademie, and Vienna Sängerknaben.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The recording features Hermann Scherchen, the conductor, leading the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The 1951 live recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 has been remastered in high-definition in 2022.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 is also known by the nickname 'The Symphony of a Thousand'.

Source: Booklet

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