Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8 - Eb major for soli, boys' choir, 2 mixed choirs (SATB) and orchestra | UE2660A
"Symphony of a Thousand" - Mahler's 8th is a two-part symphony that marries the sacred and the secular into a personal declaration of love for his wife. (Diana Carroll)
- Instrument:
- for soli, boys' choir, 2 mixed choirs (SATB) and orchestra
- Edition type:
- choral score
- Composer:
- Mahler Gustav
- Theme:
- Modern Music
- Key:
- Eb major
- Languages:
- German, Latin
- Edition info:
- Based on the Critical Edition of the Complete Works published by International Gustav Mahler Society, Vienna.
- UE2660A
- ISBN: 978-3-7024-2664-4
- ISMN: 979-0-008-05557-7
- 21 × 29.7 cm
Sample Pages
Contents – Symphony No. 8 - Eb major for soli, boys' choir, 2 mixed choirs (SATB) and orchestra
- 1. Teil - Hymnus: Veni, creator spiritus
- 2. Teil - Schlussszene aus „Faust“
Description
One hundred years after its premiere in Munich, Gustav Mahler's 8th Symphony is as technically challenging now as it ever was. That original performance featured a chorus of 850 singers with an orchestra of 171 musicians, leading to the "Symphony of a Thousand" epitaph of which the composer apparently disapproved. While the expanded orchestra is required by the score, the choral component can be sung by eight principals and a much smaller chorus. The combined choirs that came together on Saturday night as the Adelaide Festival Chorus numbered less than 500. Mahler's 8th is a two-part symphony that marries the sacred and the secular into a personal declaration of love for his wife. The music resonates with artistic anguish and spiritual yearning and its power can be truly moving. (Diana Carroll, March 2010)
Additional information
- Instrument:
- for soli, boys' choir, 2 mixed choirs (SATB) and orchestra
- Edition type:
- choral score
- Composer:
- Mahler Gustav
- Theme:
- Modern Music
- Key:
- Eb major
- Languages:
- German, Latin
- Edition info:
- Based on the Critical Edition of the Complete Works published by International Gustav Mahler Society, Vienna.
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