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Symphony No. 8 (7´26´´´)

Mahler Gustav | Rattle Simon

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Duration:
1h 29m 9s
Title on Youtube:
G. Mahler - "Symphony of a Thousand" No.8 - [S. Rattle, BBC Proms 2002]
Description on Youtube:
Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major - "Symphony of a Thousand" (1906) The stellar performance from the BBC Proms archive, from the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. First broadcast: 1 September 2002, London, Royal Albert Hall. English translation of lyrics (hard subtitles) and english presenter`s comments (soft subs.) 0:00:00 introductory words. 0:07:22 PART I. Hymnus: Veni, creator spiritus. 0:30:58 presenter`s comments before second part. 0:32:10 PART II. Final scene from Goethe`s Faust. 1:25:52 applause and closing comments. Solists: - Christine Brewer, Soile Isokoski (sopranos) - Birgit Remmert, Jane Henschel (altos) - Jon Villars (tenor) - David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) - John Relyea (bass) Choruses: - City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus (director Shirley Court) - City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus (director Simon Halsey) - Toronto Children's Chorus (director Jean Ashworth Bartle) - London Symphony Chorus (director Joseph Cullen) - Sydney Philharmonia Choirs (director Mats Nilsson) The source video can be found in the web by the following Info Hash: "F5D8C537D8DEDAB4CEAABA86E97AC4EA38C30D72"