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: Part Two: Final Scene from Faust II: IIa. Waldung, sie schwankt heranMichael Gielen, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, EuropaChorAkademie Year: 1998	1998	Hänssler Classic	15:14
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major: Part Two: Final Scene from Faust II: IIb. Ewiger WonnebrandMichael Gielen, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Michaels-Moore Year: 1998	1998	Hänssler Classic	2:00
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat: Part II, Final Scene From Goethe’s “Faust II”: Pater Ecstaticus: Ewiger WonnebrandColin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Leiferkus Year: 1996	1996	RCA Victor Red Seal	1:24
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat: Part II, Final Scene From Goethe’s “Faust II”: Chor und Echo: Waldung, sie schwankt heranColin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Year: 1996	1996	RCA Victor Red Seal	5:07
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat: Part II, Final Scene From Goethe’s “Faust II”: Selige Knaben: Er überwächst uns schon / Una poenitentium: Vom edlen Geisterchor umgebenColin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sharon Sweet Year: 1996	1996	RCA Victor Red Seal	3:20
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat: Part II, Final Scene From Goethe’s “Faust II”: Una poenitentium: Neige, du OhnegleicheColin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sharon Sweet Year: 1996	1996	RCA Victor Red Seal	0:49
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat: Part II, Final Scene From Goethe’s “Faust II”: Doctor Marianus: Höchste Herrscherin der Welt!Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ben Heppner Year: 1996	1996	RCA Victor Red Seal	4:51
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major: Part II. Scène finale du “Faust II” de Goether. Poco adagio – Più mossoYevgeny Svetlanov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Aleksey Martynov Year: 1996	1996	Saison Russe	59:15
Symphony no. 8 in E‐flat major: Part II. Final Scene From Goethe’s “Faust”Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Alessandra Marc Year: 1995	1995	Radio Nederland Wereldomroep	1:01:23
Symphony no. 8: II. Trio of Marias to “der neue Tag”Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Anne Sofie von Otter Year: 1995	1995	Classic CD	5:27
Symphonie no. 8: Zweiter Teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust II”: Moderato. Pater ecstaticus: “Ewiger Wonnebrand”Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Bryn Terfel Year: 1994	1994	Deutsche Grammophon	1:54
Symphonie no. 8: Zweiter Teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust II”: Wieder langsam. Chor und Echo: “Waldung, sie schwankt heran”Claudio Abbado, Dietrich Knothe, Berlin Philharmonic Year: 1994	1994	Deutsche Grammophon	4:46
Symphonie no. 8: Zweiter Teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust II”: Unmerklich frischer werden. Selige Knaben: “Er überwächst uns schon” / Una poenitentium: “Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben”Claudio Abbado, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Berlin Philharmonic Year: 1994	1994	Deutsche Grammophon	3:24
Symphonie no. 8: Zweiter Teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust II”: Una poenitentium: “Neige, neige du Ohnegleiche”Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Cheryl Studer Year: 1994	1994	Deutsche Grammophon	0:54
Symphonie no. 8: Zweiter Teil: Schlußszene aus Goethes “Faust II”: Sempre l’istesso tempo. Doctor Marianus: “Höchste Herrscherin der Welt!”Claudio Abbado, Dietrich Knothe, Berlin Philharmonic Year: 1994	1994	Deutsche Grammophon	4:02
Symphony no. 8 in E flat major, Part II: Ewiger WonnebrandEdo de Waart, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, David Wilson-Johnson Year: 1994	1994	RCA Victor Red Seal	1:34
Symphony no. 8 in E flat major, Part II: Waldung, sie schwankt heranEdo de Waart, Martin Wright, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Year: 1994	1994	RCA Victor Red Seal	5:01
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Teil II, Bar 1138. "Er überwächst uns schon" (Selige Knaben) - "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben" (Una poenitentium)Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, MariAnne Häggander Year: 1994	1994	BIS	2:50
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Teil II, Bar 639. "Höchste Herrscherin in der Welt" (Doctor Marianus)Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Seppo Ruohonen Year: 1994	1994	BIS	3:47
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Teil II, Bar 1093. "Neige, neige" (Una poenitentium)Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, MariAnne Häggander Year: 1994	1994	BIS	0:49

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