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Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Gustav_Mahler's_Symphony_No._8
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Symphony_of_a_Thousand
gptkbp:category
Choral symphonies
1906 compositions
Symphonies by Gustav Mahler
gptkbp:composer
gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkbp:dedicatedTo
gptkb:Alma_Mahler
gptkbp:duration
about 80-90 minutes
gptkbp:firstPublished
gptkb:Universal_Edition
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Gustav_Mahler's_Symphony_No._9
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:choral_music
gptkbp:key
E-flat major
gptkbp:language
gptkb:German
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:movement
2
gptkbp:notableFeature
requires very large performing forces
one of the largest-scale choral works in classical repertoire
gptkbp:notableRecording
Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1971
Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, 1975
Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, 1994
gptkbp:number
8
gptkbp:orchestration
gptkb:organization
large orchestra
eight vocal soloists
multiple choirs
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Gustav_Mahler's_Symphony_No._7
gptkbp:premiereDate
12 September 1910
gptkbp:premiereLocation
gptkb:Munich,_Germany
gptkbp:publishedBy
gptkb:Universal_Edition
gptkbp:structure
gptkb:Part_I:_Veni_Creator_Spiritus
gptkb:Part_II:_Final_scene_from_Goethe's_Faust
gptkbp:text
gptkb:Veni_Creator_Spiritus
Final scene from Goethe's Faust
gptkbp:yearComposed
1906
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Goethe's_Faust_Part_II
gptkb:Part_I:_Veni_Creator_Spiritus
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8
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