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
Sinfonia no. 8 "Sinfonia dos mil": II. "Cena final do Fausto, de Goethe": c. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"Rafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Münchner Motettenchor Year: 1970	1970	Folha de S. Paulo	3:54
Symphonie no. 8 “Symphonie der Tausend”, Part II Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust”: IIa. Poco adagio - Più mosso. (Allegro moderato) “Waldung, sie schwankt heran”Hans Rudolf Zöbeley, Josef Schmidhuber, Rafael Kubelík Year: 1970	1970	Deutsche Grammophon	27:52
Symphonie no. 8 “Symphonie der Tausend”, Part II Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust”: IIb. Äusserst langsam. Adagissimo “Dir, der Unberührbaren”Hans Rudolf Zöbeley, Josef Schmidhuber, Rafael Kubelík Year: 1970	1970	Deutsche Grammophon	24:23
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: Part II: Schlußszene aus „Faust“: 3. Äußerst langsam. AdagissimoRafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Münchner Motettenchor Year: 1970	1970	audite Musikproduktion	24:51
Sinfonia no. 8 "Sinfonia dos mil": II. "Cena final do Fausto, de Goethe": l. "Er überwächst uns schon"Rafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Münchner Motettenchor Year: 1970	1970	Deutsche Grammophon	4:25
Sinfonia no. 8 "Sinfonia dos mil": II. "Cena final do Fausto, de Goethe": k. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"Rafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Edith Mathis Year: 1970	1970	Deutsche Grammophon	6:12
Sinfonia no. 8 "Sinfonia dos mil": II. "Cena final do Fausto, de Goethe": d. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"Rafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau Year: 1970	1970	Deutsche Grammophon	1:21
Symphony no. 8 in E‐flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”: II. Teil. Schlußszene aus FaustLeonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	55:05
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": II. Teil. Schulßszene aus Faust (5.0 mix)Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	55:05
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, Part II: Final Scene from Goethe's "Faust": IIu. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben" (Una Poenitentium (Gretchen))Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Gwyneth Jones Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	2:06
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, Part II: Final Scene from Goethe's "Faust": IIt. "Er überwächst uns schon" (Selige Knaben)Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Gwyneth Jones Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	1:14
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, Part II: Final Scene from Goethe's "Faust": IIs. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche" (Una Poenitenium)Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Gwyneth Jones Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	1:04
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, Part II: Final Scene from Goethe's "Faust": IIm. Aussert langsam. Adagissimo.Donald Hunt, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	1:15
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, Part II: Final Scene from Goethe's "Faust": IIl. "Jungfrau, rein im schänsten Sinne" (Doctor Marianus und Chor)Donald Hunt, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	1:38
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, Part II: Final Scene from Goethe's "Faust": IIk. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt" (Doctor Marianus)Donald Hunt, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	2:33
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, Part II: Final Scene from Goethe's "Faust": IIc. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran" (Heilige Anachoreten)Donald Hunt, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	4:16
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, Part II: Final Scene from Goethe's "Faust": IId. "Ewiger Wonnebrand" (Pater Ecstaticus)Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Hans Vollenweider Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	1:23
Symphony no. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand": Una PoenitentiumMaurice Abravanel, Utah Symphony Year: 1963	1963	Musical Heritage Society	4:51
Symphony no. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand": Doctor Marianus - parte IIMaurice Abravanel, Utah Symphony Year: 1963	1963	Musical Heritage Society	3:50
Symphony no. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand": Doctor MarianusMaurice Abravanel, Utah Symphony Year: 1963	1963	Musical Heritage Society	0:43

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