Credits:

Franz Schubert

Description:

The premiere of Mahler's epic "Symphony No. 8" took place at a music festival titled "Munich Exposition 1910. It was planned as the main event of the large-scale music festival, which lasted almost four months, and became so popular that 3,000 tickets for both September 12 and 13 were sold out two weeks before the first performance. Of course, the first performance was a great success. The stormy enthusiasm of the audience lasted for nearly 30 minutes, and it was a memorable moment of triumph for Mahler. The Chiem Orchestra, the predecessor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, was responsible for this premiere, and since then Mahler's Eighth Symphony has become an important work for the orchestra and continues to be performed time and time again. Among other things, it was one of several concerts in the orchestra's 2018/2019 125th anniversary season, and the live performance at the Philharmonie de Paris is the one featured on this album. The orchestra is so large that it is called the "Symphony of a Thousand," and Mahler's compositional techniques are used to the utmost limit, with complex counterpoints throughout the work. Gergiev, who specializes in opera, emphasizes the flow of the story and draws the listener into the work. In particular, the breathtaking power of the rigorous fugue in the first section is a work of Gergiev's own.In the second part, the final scene of Goethe's "Faust" is also depicted with true-to-life sound. The soloists, chorus, orchestra, and all the players gathered their full potential in this wonderful performance. Warner Music Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part I: Hymnus "Veni, Creator Spiritus": Veni, creator spiritus
2.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part I: Hymnus "Veni, Creator Spiritus": Imple superna gratia
3.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part I: Hymnus "Veni, Creator Spiritus": Infirma nostri corporis
4.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part I: Hymnus "Veni, Creator Spiritus": Tempo I (Allegro, etwas hastig)
5.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part I: Hymnus "Veni, Creator Spiritus": Infirma nostri corporis
6.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part I: Hymnus "Veni, Creator Spiritus": Accende lumen sensibus
7.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part I: Hymnus "Veni, Creator Spiritus": Veni, creator spiritus
8.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part I: Hymnus "Veni, Creator Spiritus": Gloria sit Patri Domino
9.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Poco adagio
10.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Piu mosso (Allegro moderato)
11.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Waldung, sie schwankt heran
12.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Ewiger wonnebrand
13.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Fussen
14.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Gerettet ist das edle Glied - Hande verschlinget euch
15.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Jene Rosen aus den Handen
16.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest
17.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Ich spur soeben - Hier ist die Aussicht frei - Freudig empfangen wir
18.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Hochste Herrscherin der Welt!
19.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Dir, der Unberuhrbaren - Du schwebst zu Hohen
20.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Bei der Liebe - Bei dem Bronn - Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte
21.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche
22.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Er uberwachst uns schon - Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben
23.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Komm! Hebe dich zu hohern Spharen! - Blicket auf zum Retterblick
24.Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"~Part II: Final Scene From Part II of Goethe's "Faust": Chorus mysticus: Alles Vergangliche ist nur ein Gleichnis