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Symphony no. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"

Bernard Haitink · Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra · De Stem des Volks · Toonkunstkoor · William Cochran · Birgit Finnilä · Hans Sotin · Heather Harper · Hermann Prey · Ileana Cotrubaș

PentaTone ClassicsCat. PTC 5186 1661h 15m21 tracks

Symphony no. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand", CD, on PentaTone Classics. Music by Gustav Mahler, performed by Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks, Toonkunstkoor; 21 tracks.

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01

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part I – Hymnus 'Veni, Creator Spiritus": Allegro impetuoso – "Veni, creator spiritus"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

1:24

02

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part I – Hymnus 'Veni, Creator Spiritus": A tempo – "Imple superna gratia"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

3:01

03

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part I – Hymnus 'Veni, Creator Spiritus": Tempo I – "Infirma nostri corporis"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

3:37

04

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part I – Hymnus 'Veni, Creator Spiritus": Sehr fließend – Noch einmal so langsam als vorher – Nichr schleppend - "Infirma nostri corporis"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Birgit Finnilä

2:53

05

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part I – Hymnus 'Veni, Creator Spiritus": Plötzlich sehr breit un leidenschaftlichen Ausdrucks - "Mir plötzlichem Aufschwung – "Accende lumen sensibus"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

5:41

06

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part I – Hymnus 'Veni, Creator Spiritus": "Qui Paraclitus diceris

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

2:29

07

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part I – Hymnus 'Veni, Creator Spiritus": A tempo – "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

3:23

08

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Poco adagio

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: a. Poco adagio

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

5:05

09

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Più mosso - Allegro moderato

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: b. Più mosso (Allegro moderato)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:00

10

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Wieder langsam – "Waldung, sie schwenkt heran"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

3:23

11

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Moderato – "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Hermann Prey

1:23

12

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Allegro – "Wie Felsenabgrund"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: e. Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füssen (Pater Profundus)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Hans Sotin

4:35

13

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Allegro deciso – "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: f. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied" (Engel - Chor und Knaben Chor))

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

1:04

14

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Molto leggerio – "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: g1. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen" (Engel - Chor)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

2:14

15

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Schon etwas langsamer und immer noch mäßiger – "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: g2. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest" (Engel - Chor mit Alto solo))

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

1:52

16

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Im Anfang noch etwas gehalten – "Ich spür' soeben"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: h1. "Ich spür' soeben" (Die jüngeren Engel - Knaben Chor))

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

5:45

17

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Außerst lanfsam – "Dir, der Underührbaren"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: j. "Dir, der Unberührbaren" (Chor, Una Poenitentium))

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

3:34

18

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Fließend – "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: k. Bei der Liebe, die den Füssen (Magna Peccatrix, Mulier Samaritana, Maria Aegyptiaca)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Birgit Finnilä

6:00

19

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Unmerklich frischer – "Er überwächst uns schon"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

4:25

20

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Hymnenartig – "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: o. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick" (Doctor Marianus, Chor und Knaben Chor)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

5:45

21

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II – Final scene from Faust II: Sehr langsam beginnend – "Alles Vergängliche"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks

5:07