Symphony No, 8, : Chailly / Gewandhaus Orchestra & Choir, Sunnegardh, Merbeth, Oelze, D.Henschel, etc

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major

Erika Sunnegardh (Soprano)
Ricarda Merbeth (Soprano)
Christiane Oelze (Soprano)
Lioba Braun (Alto)
Gerhild Romberger (Alto)
Stephen Gould (Tenor)
Dietrich Henschel (Baritone)
Georg Zeppenfeld (Bass)
MDR Rundfunkchor
Chor der Oper Leipzig
GewandhausChor
Thomanerchor Leipzig
GewandhausKinderchor
Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly, conductor

Recorded live at Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 26 and 27 May 2011

Picture format: 1080i Full-HD
Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS-HD Master Audio
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, German, French
Running time: 92.19 mins
No. of Discs: 1 (BD 25)

Note: This Blu-ray Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players and not compatible with standard DVD players.

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 premiere 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 Blu-ray. ( Accentus Music )