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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Riccardo Chailly conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 8 Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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In May 2011, to close the International Mahler Festival in Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly conducted Mahler's Symphony No. 8.

To commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Gustav Mahler's death, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and their musical director Riccardo Chailly, acclaimed all over the world, closed the centennial festival with Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 8, the Symphony of a Thousand.

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Cast

  • Erika Sunnegårdh | Soprano
  • Ricarda Merbeth | Soprano
  • Christiane Oelze | Soprano
  • Lioba Braun | Alto
  • Gerhild Romberger | Alto
  • Stephen Gould | Tenor
  • Dietrich Henschel | Baritone
  • Georg Zeppenfeld | Bass
  • MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig
  • Thomanerchor
  • GewandhausChor
  • GewandhausKinderchor

Program

  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 8 in E-flat Major, "of a Thousand"
    • 1. Hymnus: Veni, Creator Spiritus
    • 2. Schluss Szene aus "Faust": Poco adagio, etwas bewegter

Details

  • Directed by:
    • Michael Beyer
  • Venue: Gewandhaus Leipzig (Leipzig, Germany)
  • Production date: 2011
  • Recording date: 2011
  • Duration: 1 h 32 min
  • Production: © Accentus Music
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