Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (gergiev)

Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra with Viktori Yastrebova, Ailish Tynan, Liudmila Dudinova, sopranos; Lilli Passikivi, Zlata Bulycheva, mezzo-sopranos; Sergey Semishkur, tenor; Alexey Markov, baritone; Evgeny Nikitin, bass and the Choir of Eltham College, Choral Arts Society of Washington and the London Symphony Chorus

Gustav Mahler: Symphony 8

Mahler's Eighth Symphony is truly epic work drawing on an enormous choir, orchestra, off-stage brass, and eight soloists, and is divided into two distinct but related parts. The symphony opens with an exuberant hymn of praise to the creator spirit before moving to an ethereal setting of the Final Scene from Goethe's Faust, portraying "Faust's redemption through wisdom and love".

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