“The orchestra makes a wonderful sound.”—Boston Globe
Mahler’s gigantic Eighth Symphony is no less than his validation of the regenerative power of love. With texts drawn from Latin hymns and the last scene of Goethe’s Faust, this cantata-like work was the first symphony to be sung throughout. But the composer described its intended effect more grandly: “There are no longer human voices, but planets and suns revolving.” The huge forces required for a performance inspired its first presenter to call it the “Symphony of a Thousand.”
Staatskapelle Berlin
Pierre Boulez, Conductor
Eberhard Friedrich, Chorus Director
Christine Brewer, Soprano (Magna Peccatrix)
Adrianne Pieczonka, Soprano (Un poenitentium)
Sylvia Schwartz, Soprano (Mater gloriosa)
Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-Soprano (Mulier Samaritana)
Jane Henschel, Mezzo-Soprano (Maria Aegyptiaca)
Stephen Gould, Tenor (Doctor Marianus)
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Bass-Baritone (Pater ecstaticus)
Robert Holl, Bass (Pater profundus)
Westminster Symphonic Choir
Joe Miller, Conductor
The American Boychoir
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Music Director
MAHLER
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Symphony No. 8, "Symphony of a Thousand"
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Perspectives: Daniel Barenboim
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Program is approximately 1 hour, 20 minutes, and will be performed without intermission.
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