GUSTAV MAHLER (1860–1911)

 

Symphonie No. 8

 

CD 1

Symphony No. 8 in E flat major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Part one: Hymnus "Veni, creator spiritus"

1 "Veni, creator spiritus"

2 "Imple superna gratia"

3 "Infirma nostri corporis"

4 Tempo I. (Allegro, etwas hastig)

5 "Infirma nostri corporis"

6 "Accende lumen sensibus"

7 "Veni, creator…Da gaudiorum praemia"

8 "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

 

CD 2

Part two: Final scene from Goethe's "Faust"

1 Poco adagio

2 Più mosso (Allegro moderato)

3 "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

4 "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

5 "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

6 "Gerettet ist das edle Glied" - "Hände verschlinget"

7 "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

8 "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

9 "Ich spür' soeben" - "Freudig empfangen wir"

10 "Höchste Herrscherin in der Welt"

11 "Dir, der Unberührbaren" - "Du schwebst zu Höhen"

12 "Bei der Lieb" - "Bei dem Bronn" - "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

13 "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

14 "Er erwächst uns schon" - "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

15 "Komm! Hebe dich zu höhern Sphären" - "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

16 "Alles Vergängliche"

 

Twyla Robinson

Erin Wall

Adriane Queiroz

Michelle DeYoung

Simone Schröder

Johan Botha

Hanno Müller-Brachmann

Robert Holl

 

Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin / Rundfunkchor Berlin / Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw

Staatskapelle Berlin / Pierre Boulez

 

With this new recording of the monumental Symphony no. 8, legendary conductor Pierre Boulez brings his acclaimed Mahler symphonies cycle to a spectacular conclusion.

 

Boulez teams up with Barenboim’s Staatskapelle Berlin, the Berlin State Opera and Radio Choruses, as well as a strong cast of soloists including Michelle DeYoung to deliver his long-awaited reading of what is arguably one of Mahler’s biggest and most impressive scores, also known as “Symphony of a Thousand” due to the large number of musicians needed to perform the piece.

 

This release crowns a more-than-decade-long project involving all the symphonies and major orchestral works of Gustav Mahler - a project that is both of highest personal value to Maestro Boulez and an important document of Mahler interpretation.

 

“Boulez’s Mahler is revelatory in its leanness…a life-changing experience for anyone who thought they knew their Mahler.” (Financial Times)

 

Deutsche Grammophon 2cds 4776597