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
Hugh Ross, John Finley Williamson, Leopold Stokowski · view	1998	New York Philharmonic	2:52
Leopold Stokowski, New York Philharmonic, Carlos Alexander · view	1998	New York Philharmonic	1:44
Yevgeny Svetlanov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Aleksey Martynov · view	1997	Saison Russe	59:15
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view	1997	Deutsche Grammophon	3:46
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Thomas Allen · view	1997	Deutsche Grammophon	1:28
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus · view	1997	Deutsche Grammophon	4:07
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view	1997	Deutsche Grammophon	0:58
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus · view	1997	Deutsche Grammophon	5:07
Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Bryn Terfel · view	1995	Deutsche Grammophon	1:54
Claudio Abbado, Dietrich Knothe, Berlin Philharmonic · view	1995	Deutsche Grammophon	4:46
Claudio Abbado, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Berlin Philharmonic · view	1995	Deutsche Grammophon	3:24
Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Cheryl Studer · view	1995	Deutsche Grammophon	0:54
Claudio Abbado, Dietrich Knothe, Berlin Philharmonic · view	1995	Deutsche Grammophon	4:02
Edo de Waart, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, David Wilson-Johnson · view	1995	RCA Victor Red Seal	1:34
Edo de Waart, Martin Wright, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest · view	1995	RCA Victor Red Seal	5:01
Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, MariAnne Häggander · view	1995	BIS	2:50
Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Seppo Ruohonen · view	1995	BIS	3:47
Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Anne Sofie von Otter · view	1995	Classic CD	5:27
Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, MariAnne Häggander · view	1995	BIS	0:49
Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra · view	1995	BIS	1:19