Mahler: Symphony No 8 / Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhaus

$41.99
Label
Accentus Music
Release Date
September 27, 2011
Media Type
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MAHLER, GUSTAV
    • PERFORMER
      Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Chailly, Mdr Rundfunkchor, Chor Der Oper Leipzig, Gewandhauschor, Thoma
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 27, 2011
    • UPC
      4260234830194
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ACC20222
    • LABEL
      Accentus Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical Concert

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Mahler’s Eighth Symphony is arguably the grandest and most ambitious piece of symphonic music ever written. The composer himself regarded it as his opus summum, and an incredible number of participants at the hugely successful Munich première in 1910 earned it the nickname “Symphony of a Thousand”. At Leipzig’s International Mahler Festival, Riccardo Chailly commanded almost 500 musicians, and the overwhelming result of their joint effort inspired the Leipzig-based and internationally renowned artist Neo Rauch to the painting for the cover of this DVD.

Recorded live at Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 26–27 May 2011.

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: German & Latin (original sung texts), German, English, French
Running time: 92 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)