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 1971 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)

Top Performers

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 24 rec

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 24 rec

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 19 rec

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 17 rec

Leonard Bernstein

Conductor · 16 rec

Lorin Maazel

Conductor · 16 rec

London Symphony Chorus

Choir · 16 rec

Michael Gielen

Conductor · 14 rec

Recordings (263)

Performers	Year	Label
Leopold Stokowski, New York Philharmonic, Uta Graf · view	2004	Membran International GmbH	4:48
Jaroslav Brych, Martin Wright, Riccardo Chailly · view	2001	Decca Classics	4:34
Jaroslav Brych, Martin Wright, Riccardo Chailly · view	2001	Decca Records	14:07
Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Peter Mattei · view	2001	Decca Classics	1:33
Martin Wright, Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra · view	2001	Decca Classics	4:22
Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Gwyneth Jones · view	2001	Sony Classical	2:06
Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Gwyneth Jones · view	2001	Sony Classical	1:14
Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Gwyneth Jones · view	2001	Sony Classical	1:04
Donald Hunt, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra · view	2001	Sony Classical	1:15
Donald Hunt, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra · view	2001	Sony Classical	1:38
Donald Hunt, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra · view	2001	Sony Classical	2:33
Donald Hunt, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra · view	2001	Sony Classical	4:16
Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Hans Vollenweider · view	2001	Sony Classical	1:23
Jascha Horenstein, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus · view	1999	BBC Music	4:38
Jascha Horenstein, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus · view	1999	BBC Music	3:48
Leif Segerstam, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Raimo Sirkiä · view	1999	Chandos	4:39
Leif Segerstam, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Raimo Sirkiä · view	1999	Chandos	5:58
Leif Segerstam, Danish National Symphony Orchestra · view	1999	Chandos	5:06
Leif Segerstam, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Jorma Hynninen · view	1999	Chandos	1:28
Jascha Horenstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Orda · view	1999	BBC Music	1:25