Mahler's colossal eighth symphony, literally a Symphony of a Thousand, was yet more proof that he was one of the most ambitious and visionary composers of the romantic era. There’s a supreme ...

The last Sunday of June, Michael Tilson Thomas was to conduct Mahler’s colossal Eighth Symphony, known as “Symphony of a Thousand,” in San Francisco. Hundreds of performers, highlighted by a ...

With its huge orchestral complement, eight vocal soloists, and massed choral forces spilling over the stage, Mahler’s mighty Eighth Symphony is trotted out only when a grand statement must be made.

Mozart’s divine comedy is a shimmering feast, while Mahler’s epic symphony, conducted by Vasily Petrenko, brings redemption to a packed Royal Albert Hall As an antidote to turning back clocks and dark ...

There’s a lingering sense of unevenness in this recording of Osmo Vänskä’s final concert as the Minnesota Orchestra’s music director Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra began their Mahler symphony ...

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The Eighth is often the Mahler symphony that seems to inspire conductors who fall short in the others. That’s a sweeping generalisation, of course, but look no further than a conductor like Solti ...

This terrific performance of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony was recorded at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in March 2011. It immediately takes the lead among interpretations of this phenomenal work, one that ...

'A gift to the whole nation” is how Mahler described his Eighth Symphony. It’s a surprising sentiment. The Austro-Hungarian Empire never inspired warm feelings in Mahler, and, as anti-semitism in ...

On the other hand, the orchestral sound itself not only maintains the crystalline acoustic of their previous Mahler outings for Oehms but Stenz outdoes himself in finding a level of musical depth ...