Symphony of a Thousand

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Symphony_of_a_Thousand
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:Mahler_8
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Alma_Mahler
gptkbp:duration about 80-90 minutes
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkbp:genre gptkb:choral_music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Symphony of a Thousand
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:nickname Named for the large number of performers required
gptkbp:notablePerformance 1910 premiere, Munich
gptkbp:notableRecording Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1971
Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, 1975
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, 2004
gptkbp:numberOfMovements 2
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Symphony_No._8_in_E-flat_major
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra
soloists
multiple choirs
gptkbp:premiereDate 1910-09-12
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Munich,_Germany
gptkbp:structure gptkb:Part_I:_Veni_Creator_Spiritus
gptkb:Part_II:_Final_scene_from_Goethe's_Faust
gptkbp:text gptkb:Goethe's_Faust
gptkb:Veni_Creator_Spiritus
gptkbp:yearComposed 1906
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mahler_Symphony_No._8
gptkb:Symphony_No._8_(Mahler)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6