From its first notes, Mahler's Symphony no. 8 bursts into radiant life, revealing its composer as true musical dramatist, effortlessly blending the human and the divine. In this live concert recording more than 400 performers, exquisitely brought together by Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski, offer an unforgettable vision of Mahler’s great Symphony that runs the musical gamut from the small and deeply personal, to some of the loudest, grandest, most epic moments conceived on the concert stage.