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, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part 2. Final Scene From Goethe’s Faust: III. Ewiger WonnebrandLorin Maazel, Philharmonia Orchestra, Mark Stone Year: 2011	2011	Signum Records	1:46
Symphony no. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part 2. Final Scene From Goethe’s Faust: II. Waldung, sie schwankt heranLorin Maazel, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus Year: 2011	2011	Signum Records	5:13
II. Neige, neige, du OhnegleicheMariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, NYCOS National Boys Choir Year: 2011	2011	RCO Live	3:57
II. Höchste Herrscherin der Welt!Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Groot Omroepkoor Year: 2011	2011	RCO Live	4:04
II. Ewiger WonnebrandMariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Tommi Hakala Year: 2011	2011	RCO Live	1:53
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat: Part 2. Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust, Part II: Una poenitentium: “Neige, neige”Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Gondwana Choirs Year: 2010	2010	Sydney Symphony Live	5:46
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat: Part 2. Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust, Part II: Doctor Marianus: “Hier ist die Assischt frei”Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Year: 2010	2010	Sydney Symphony Live	4:55
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat: Part 2. Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust, Part II: Pater ecstaticus: “Ewiger Wonnebrand”Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Markus Eiche Year: 2010	2010	Sydney Symphony Live	1:23
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. “Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche”Donald Runnicles, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Hillevi Martinpelto Year: 2010	2010	BBC Music Magazine	5:06
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. “Höchste Herrscherin der Welt”Donald Runnicles, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Simon O'Neill Year: 2010	2010	BBC Music Magazine	4:21
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. “Ewiger Wonnebrand”Donald Runnicles, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Michaels-Moore Year: 2010	2010	BBC Music Magazine	1:29
Part 2. Er überwächst uns schon / Vom edlen Geisterchor umgebenJonathan Nott, Bamberg Symphony Year: 2010	2010	Tudor	3:10
Part 2. Neige, neige, du OhnegleicheJonathan Nott, Bamberg Symphony, Michaela Kaune Year: 2010	2010	Tudor	0:43
Part 2. Höchste Herrscherin der Welt!Jonathan Nott, Bamberg Symphony Year: 2010	2010	Tudor	5:28
Part 2. Ewiger WonnebrandJonathan Nott, Bamberg Symphony, Michael Nagy Year: 2010	2010	Tudor	1:36
Part 2. Waldung, sie schwankt heranJonathan Nott, Bamberg Symphony Year: 2010	2010	Tudor	4:08
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II, Final Scene from Faust: Er uberwachst uns schon - Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben -Bertrand de Billy, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Singakademie Year: 2010	2010	OehmsClassics	4:07
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II, Final Scene from Faust: Ewiger Wonnebrand -Bertrand de Billy, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Year: 2010	2010	OehmsClassics	1:15
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part II, Final Scene from Faust: Waldung, sie schwankt heran -Bertrand de Billy, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Singakademie Year: 2010	2010	OehmsClassics	4:46
Part II, Final Scene From Faust: Hochste Herrscherin Der Welt!Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony Year: 2009	2009	-	4:19

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