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
Symphonie Nr. 8: Zweite Abteilung: II. Waldung, sie schwankt heranEmil Tabakov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir Year: 1991	1991	Capriccio	4:59
Symphony no. 8: II. Final Scene from Faust: Junfrau, rein im schönsten SinneRobert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Deborah Voigt Year: 1991	1991	Telarc	28:56
Symphony no. 8: Part II. Final Scene from Goethe's Faust: Neige, neige, du OhnegleicheKlaus Tennstedt, Jane Eaglen Year: 1991	1991	LPO	1:00
Symphony no. 8: Part II. Final Scene from Goethe's Faust: Ewiger WonnebrandKlaus Tennstedt, Eike Wilm Schulte Year: 1991	1991	LPO	1:44
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Part 2: Schlusszene aus Goethes "Faust": Er überwächst uns schonGiuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1990	1990	Deutsche Grammophon	3:46
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Part 2: Schlusszene aus Goethes "Faust": Ewiger WonnebrandGiuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Thomas Allen Year: 1990	1990	Deutsche Grammophon	1:28
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Part 2: Schlusszene aus Goethes "Faust": Waldung, sie schwankt heranGiuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus Year: 1990	1990	Deutsche Grammophon	4:07
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Part 2: Schlusszene aus Goethes "Faust": Neige, neige du OhnegleichenGiuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1990	1990	Deutsche Grammophon	0:58
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand": Part 2: Schlusszene aus Goethes "Faust": Höchste Herrscherin der WeltGiuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus Year: 1990	1990	Deutsche Grammophon	5:07
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand" Part II: XXI. ''Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben''Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic, Pamela Coburn Year: 1989	1989	Sony Classical	2:20
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand" Part II: XX. ''Er überwächst uns schon''Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic Year: 1989	1989	Sony Classical	1:32
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand" Part II: III. ''Waldung, sie schwankt heran''Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic, Arnold Schoenberg Chor Year: 1989	1989	Sony Classical	4:48
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand" Part II: XIX. ''Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche''Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic, Pamela Coburn Year: 1989	1989	Sony Classical	0:57
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand" Part II: XII. ''Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne''Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic, Arnold Schoenberg Chor Year: 1989	1989	Sony Classical	2:19
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand" Part II: XIII. Äußert langsam. AdagissimoLorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic, Arnold Schoenberg Chor Year: 1989	1989	Sony Classical	1:18
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand" Part II: XI. ''Höchste Herrscherin der Welt''Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic, Arnold Schoenberg Chor Year: 1989	1989	Sony Classical	2:24
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand" Part II: IV. ''Ewiger Wonnebrand''Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic, Siegmund Nimsgern Year: 1989	1989	Sony Classical	1:52
Symphony no. 8 in E flat major ‘Symphony of a Thousand’: II. Teil. Schlußszene aus „Faust“: Allegro Deciso: Höchste Herrscherin der WeltKlaus Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Choir, Richard Versalle Year: 1986	1986	EMI Classics	4:11
Symphony no. 8: II. Teil. Schlußszene aus “Faust”Alois Ickstadt, Eliahu Inbal, Uwe Gronostay Year: 1986	1986	Brilliant Classics	54:38
Symphony no. 8 in E flat major ‘Symphony of a Thousand’: II. Teil. Schlußszene aus „Faust“: Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo: Neige, neige, du OhnegleicheKlaus Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Choir, Edith Wiens Year: 1986	1986	EMI Classics	5:55

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