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: II. Final Scene from "Faust II": c. Waldung, sie schwankt heran (Chor und Echo)Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Chorus Year: 2004	2004	Warner Classics	4:46
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Schlußszene aus “Faust”: Allegro (bar 1186)Gary Bertini, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 2004	2004	fontec	2:03
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Schlußszene aus “Faust”: Bar 1093Gary Bertini, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 2004	2004	fontec	1:31
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Schlußszene aus “Faust”: Sempre l'istesso tempo (bar 639)Gary Bertini, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 2004	2004	fontec	2:03
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Schlußszene aus “Faust”: Sehr langsam (bar 724)Gary Bertini, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 2004	2004	fontec	1:44
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Schlußszene aus “Faust”: Moderato (bar 219)Gary Bertini, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 2004	2004	fontec	5:33
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: II. Schlußszene aus “Faust”: Wieder langsam (bar 167)Gary Bertini, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Year: 2004	2004	fontec	4:25
Symphony no. 8: Part II: Sich etwas mäßigend, Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche.Karl-Friedrich Beringer, Kent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Year: 2004	2004	harmonia mundi	4:42
Symphony no. 8: Part II: Ewiger Wonnebrand - ModeratoKent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Detlef Roth Year: 2004	2004	harmonia mundi	2:00
Symphony no. 8: Part II: Wieder langsam: Waldung, sie schwankt heranHoward Arman, Karl-Friedrich Beringer, Kent Nagano Year: 2004	2004	harmonia mundi	5:50
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part Two: Final Scene from Faust: Neige, neige, du OhnegleicheHartmut Haenchen, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 2002	2002	ICA Classics	1:42
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part Two: Final Scene from Faust: Er überwächst uns schonHartmut Haenchen, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 2002	2002	ICA Classics	2:24
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part Two: Final Scene from Faust: Höchste Herrscherin der WeltHartmut Haenchen, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Glenn Winslade Year: 2002	2002	ICA Classics	4:13
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part Two: Final Scene from Faust: Ewiger WonnebrandHartmut Haenchen, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, John Bröcheler Year: 2002	2002	ICA Classics	1:45
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part Two: Final Scene from Faust: Waldung, sie schwankt heranHartmut Haenchen, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 2002	2002	ICA Classics	4:44
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part Two. Höchste Herrscherin der WeltJaroslav Brych, Martin Wright, Riccardo Chailly Year: 2000	2000	Decca Classics	4:34
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part Two. Poco adagio – Waldung, sie schwankt heranJaroslav Brych, Martin Wright, Riccardo Chailly Year: 2000	2000	Decca Records	14:07
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part Two. Ewiger WonnebrandRiccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Peter Mattei Year: 2000	2000	Decca Classics	1:33
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part Two. Neige, neige, du OhnegleicheMartin Wright, Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Year: 2000	2000	Decca Classics	4:22
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major: Part Two: Final Scene from Faust II: IIi. Neige, neige, du OhnegleicheMichael Gielen, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, EuropaChorAkademie Year: 1998	1998	Hänssler Classic	4:27

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