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
Part II, Final Scene From Faust: Ewiger WonnebrandGerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony Year: 2009	2009	-	1:35
Symphony no. 8: Part Two. Final Scene of “Faust”: Neige, neige, du OhnegleicheLorin Maazel, New York Philharmonic, Nancy Gustafson Year: 2009	2009	New York Philharmonic	4:20
Symphony no. 8: Part Two. Final Scene of “Faust”: Höchste Herrscherin der Welt!Lorin Maazel, New York Philharmonic Year: 2009	2009	New York Philharmonic	5:49
Symphony no. 8: Part Two. Final Scene of “Faust”: Waldung, sie schwankt heranLorin Maazel, New York Philharmonic Year: 2009	2009	New York Philharmonic	4:56
Symphony no. 8: Part Two. Final Scene of “Faust”: Ewiger WonnebrandLorin Maazel, New York Philharmonic, Wolfgang Schöne Year: 2009	2009	New York Philharmonic	1:34
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Teil Schlussszene aus Goethes Faust II. Una poenitentium: Neige, du OhnegleicheDavid Zinman, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Juliane Banse Year: 2009	2009	Sony Classical	0:54
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Teil Schlussszene aus Goethes Faust II. Selige Knaben: Er überwächst uns schon; Una poenitentium: Vom edlen Geisterchor umgebenDavid Zinman, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Juliane Banse Year: 2009	2009	Sony Classical	3:46
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Teil Schlussszene aus Goethes Faust II. Doctor Marianus: Höchste Herrscherin der Welt!David Zinman, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich Year: 2009	2009	Sony Classical	4:20
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Teil Schlussszene aus Goethes Faust II. Pater ecstaticus: Ewiger WonnebrandDavid Zinman, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich Year: 2009	2009	Sony Classical	1:41
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Teil Schlussszene aus Goethes Faust II. Chor und Echo: Waldung, sie schwankt heranDavid Zinman, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich Year: 2009	2009	Sony Classical	4:28
Part II, Final Scene From Faust: Neige, Neige, Du OhnegleicheGerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony Year: 2009	2009	-	5:12
Part II, Final Scene From Faust: Waldung, Sie Schwankt HeranGerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony Year: 2009	2009	-	15:22
Symphony no. 8: Part II. Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust: IX. Neige, neige, du OhnegleicheValery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus Year: 2008	2008	LSO Live	4:13
Symphony no. 8: Part II. Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust: VI. Höchste Herrscherin der WeltValery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus Year: 2008	2008	LSO Live	4:02
Symphony no. 8: Part II. Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust: II. Ewiger WonnebrandValery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexey Markov Year: 2008	2008	LSO Live	1:34
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Zweiter Teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust”: Chor seliger Knaben: Er überwächst uns schonEliahu Inbal, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, NHK Tokyo Children's Choir Year: 2008	2008	EXTON	3:14
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Zweiter Teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust”: Una Poenitentium (Gretchen): Neige, neige, du OhnegleicheEliahu Inbal, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 2008	2008	EXTON	0:51
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Zweiter Teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust”: Doctor Marianus: Höchste Herrscherin der WeltEliahu Inbal, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 2008	2008	EXTON	3:52
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Zweiter Teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust”: Pater Ecstaticus: Ewiger WonnebrandEliahu Inbal, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 2008	2008	EXTON	1:21
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Zweiter Teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust”: Chor und Echo: Waldung, sie schwankt heranEliahu Inbal, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 2008	2008	EXTON	4:01

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