Late Romantic

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

Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust by Gustav Mahler. 263 recordings in this catalogue, from 1950 to 2025.

Movements

I. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt" (Doctor Marianus, Chor)
L. "Neige, Neige, du Ohnegleiche" (Una Poenitentium)
"Waldung, sie schwankt heran" (Chor und Echo)

Parts

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 24 recordings

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 24 recordings

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 19 recordings

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 17 recordings

Leonard Bernstein

Conductor · 16 recordings

Lorin Maazel

Conductor · 16 recordings

London Symphony Chorus

Choir · 16 recordings

Michael Gielen

Conductor · 14 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor and 1 more
catalogue year 1971 · on 11 albums
Browse 1 recording and 11 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
catalogue year 1971 · on 11 albums
Browse 1 recording and 11 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Hans Rudolf Zöbeley, Josef Schmidhuber, Rafael Kubelík and 13 more
catalogue year 1970 · on 7 albums
Browse 1 recording and 7 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Hans Rudolf Zöbeley, Josef Schmidhuber, Rafael Kubelík and 8 more
catalogue year 1970 · on 7 albums
Browse 1 recording and 7 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus and 9 more
catalogue year 1966 · on 6 albums
Browse 1 recording and 6 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (263 of 263)

Conductor

Leonard Bernstein16 Lorin Maazel16 Michael Gielen14 Klaus Tennstedt12 Eliahu Inbal11 Valery Gergiev11 Gary Bertini10 Kazuo Yamada8 Mariss Jansons8 Yannick Nézet-Séguin8 Georg Solti7 Jascha Horenstein7

Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra24 Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra24 Vienna Philharmonic19 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra17 London Symphony Chorus16 Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester11 Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor11 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra11 BBC Symphony Chorus9 New York Philharmonic9 Philharmonia Orchestra9 Philadelphia Orchestra8

Label

Deutsche Grammophon38 Sony Classical37 Decca Records17 Decca Classics16 EMI Classics16 BIS10 EXTON10 LPO10 Musical Heritage Society8 Philips8 Sony Records International8 EMI7

Decade

1950s8 1960s20 1970s32 1980s26 1990s50 2000s60 2010s50 2020s9

Credited instrument

Organ9 Baritone6 Soprano2 Bass1 Violin1

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown263

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Symphony no. 8 in E‐flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. “Waldung, sie schwankt heran” (Heilige Anachorenten)Kazuo Yamada, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 1979	1979	Sony Records International	4:11
Symphony no. 8 in E‐flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. “Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche” (Una poenitentium)Kazuo Yamada, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 1979	1979	Sony Records International	0:45
Symphony no. 8 in E‐flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Äusserst langsam. AdagissimoKazuo Yamada, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 1979	1979	Sony Records International	1:12
Symphonie No. 8 eis-moll: Zweiter teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes "Faust II": IIm. Una poenitentium: "Neige, du Ohnegleichte"Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, Judith Blegen Year: 1975	1975	Deutsche Grammophon	1:13
Symphonie No. 8 eis-moll: Zweiter teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes "Faust II": IIj. Sempre l'istesso tempo. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"Helmuth Froschauer, Leonard Bernstein, Walter Hagen-Groll Year: 1975	1975	Deutsche Grammophon	4:24
Symphonie No. 8 eis-moll: Zweiter teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes "Faust II": IId. Moderato. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, Hermann Prey Year: 1975	1975	Deutsche Grammophon	1:36
Symphonie No. 8 eis-moll: Zweiter teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes "Faust II": IIn. Unmerklich frischer: "Er überwächst uns schon" "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgebren"Helmuth Froschauer, Leonard Bernstein, Uwe Theimer Year: 1975	1975	Deutsche Grammophon	3:57
Symphonie No. 8 eis-moll: Zweiter teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes "Faust II": IIc. Wieder langsam. Chor und Echo: "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"Helmuth Froschauer, Leonard Bernstein, Walter Hagen-Groll Year: 1975	1975	Deutsche Grammophon	4:32
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: Zweiter Teil. Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust”: Ewiger WonnebrandTakashi Asahina, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1972	1972	Victor	1:18
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: Zweiter Teil. Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust”: Höchste Herrscherin der WeltTakashi Asahina, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1972	1972	Victor	7:30
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: II Teil. Schlußszene aus "Faust": “Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche”Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Singverein Year: 1971	1971	Deutsche Grammophon	5:18
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: II Teil. Schlußszene aus "Faust": “Höchste Herrscherin der Welt”Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor Year: 1971	1971	Deutsche Grammophon	8:08
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: II Teil. Schlußszene aus "Faust": "Ewiger Wonnebrand”Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk Year: 1971	1971	Deutsche Grammophon	1:35
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: II Teil. Schlußszene aus "Faust": Poco Adagio: “Waldung, sie schwankt heran”Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor Year: 1971	1971	Deutsche Grammophon	14:16
Symphonie Nr. 8 in Es-Dur 'Symphonie der Tausend': Teil 2. Schluss-Szene aus dem zweiten Teil von Goethes 'Faust'. Waldung, sie schwankt heranGeorg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Year: 1971	1971	Decca Classics	12:29
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. (Continued): Faust 2. Uns bleibt ein ErdenrestGeorg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor Year: 1971	1971	Decca Records	21:10
Symphonie Nr. 8 in Es-Dur 'Symphonie der Tausend': Teil 2. Schluss-Szene aus dem zweiten Teil von Goethes 'Faust'. Waldung, sie schwankt heran (Fortsetzung)Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Year: 1971	1971	Decca Classics	11:18
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Teil 2: Final scene from "Faust": Ewiger WonnebrandBernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Hermann Prey Year: 1971	1971	Decca Records	1:23
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Teil 2: Final scene from "Faust": Waldung, sie schwankt heranBernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks Year: 1971	1971	Decca Records	3:23
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Teil 2: Final scene from "Faust": "Er überwacht uns schon"Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Stem des Volks Year: 1971	1971	Decca Records	4:25

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