Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Symphony_No._8_by_Gustav_Mahler
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Symphony_of_a_Thousand
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Alma_Mahler
gptkbp:duration about 80-90 minutes
gptkbp:firstPerformanceConductedBy gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Das_Lied_von_der_Erde
gptkbp:genre gptkb:choral_music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Goethe's_Faust
Christian hymn Veni Creator Spiritus
gptkbp:key E-flat major
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:movement 2
gptkbp:notableFor integration of choral and symphonic forms
massive forces
gptkbp:notableRecording Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1971
Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, 1975
gptkbp:number 8
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra, organ, offstage brass, multiple choirs, soloists
gptkbp:period Late Romantic
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Symphony_No._7_by_Gustav_Mahler
gptkbp:premiereDate 1910-09-12
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Munich,_Germany
gptkbp:publisher 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:Mahler's_Symphony_No._8_(US_premiere)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6