Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.8 in E flat - "Symphony of a Thousand" (Boulez)
Exact Audio Copy | APE (image + cue + log), Complete Booklet (HQ Scans) | 2CDs, 385 MB - WinRAR, 5 parts
RS.com | Classical | Deutsche Grammophon, Release: 2007
Exact Audio Copy | APE (image + cue + log), Complete Booklet (HQ Scans) | 2CDs, 385 MB - WinRAR, 5 parts
RS.com | Classical | Deutsche Grammophon, Release: 2007
With this new recording of the monumental Symphony no. 8, legendary conductor Pierre Boulez brings his acclaimed Mahler symphonies cycle to a spectacular conclusion
Boulez teams up with Barenboim’s Staatskapelle Berlin, the Berlin State Opera and Radio Choruses, as well as a strong cast of soloists including Michelle DeYoung to deliver his long-awaited reading of what is arguably one of Mahler’s biggest and most impressive scores, also known as “Symphony of a Thousand” due to the large number of musicians needed to perform the piece
This release crowns a more-than-decade-long project involving all the symphonies and major orchestral works of Gustav Mahler – a project that is both of highest personal value to Maestro Boulez and an important document of Mahler interpretation
“Boulez’s Mahler is revelatory in its leanness . . . a life-changing experience for anyone who thought they knew their Mahler.” (Financial Times)
CD1:
Part One: Hymnus "Veni creator spiritus"
1 - Veni, creator spiritus [1:24]
Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich
2 - "Imple superna gratia" [3:21]
Twyla Robinson, Johan Botha, Erin Wall, Michelle DeYoung, Simone Schröder, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Robert Holl, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich
3 - "Infirma nostri corporis" [2:31]
Twyla Robinson, Erin Wall, Michelle DeYoung, Simone Schröder, Johan Botha, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Robert Holl, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich
4 - Tempo I. (Allegro, etwas hastig) [1:27]
Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez
5 - "Infirma nostri corporis" [3:18]
Robert Holl, Johan Botha, Michelle DeYoung, Simone Schröder, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Twyla Robinson, Erin Wall, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez
6 - "Accende lumen sensibus" [4:54]
7 - "Veni, Creator…Da gaudiorum praemia" [3:47]
Twyla Robinson, Erin Wall, Michelle DeYoung, Simone Schröder, Johan Botha, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Robert Holl, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich, Aurelius Sangerknaben Calw, Johannes Sorg
8 - "Gloria sit Patri Domino" [3:03]
Twyla Robinson, Erin Wall, Michelle DeYoung, Simone Schröder, Johan Botha, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Robert Holl, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich, Aurelius Sangerknaben Calw, Johannes Sorg
TPT: 23:45
CD2:
Part Two: Final scene from Goethe's "Faust"
1 - Poco adagio [7:16]
2 - Più mosso (Allegro moderato) [4:20]
Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez
3 - "Waldung, sie schwankt heran" [5:09]
Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich
4 - "Ewiger Wonnebrand" [1:43]
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez
5 - "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen" [5:04]
Robert Holl, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez
6 - "Gerettet ist das edle Glied" - "Hände verschlinget" [1:08]
Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich, Aurelius Sangerknaben Calw, Johannes Sorg
7 - "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen" [2:03]
Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich
8 - "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest" [2:02]
Michelle DeYoung, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich
9 - "Ich spür' soeben" - "Freudig empfangen wir" [1:19]
Johan Botha, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich, Aurelius Sangerknaben Calw, Johannes Sorg
10 - "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt" [4:28]
Johan Botha, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich
11- "Dir, der Unberührbaren" - "Du schwebst zu Höhen" [3:33]
Erin Wall, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich
12 - "Bei der Liebe" - "Bei dem Bronn" - Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte" [5:26]
Twyla Robinson, Michelle DeYoung, Simone Schröder, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez
13 - "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche" [1:04]
Erin Wall, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez
14 - "Er überwächst uns schon" - "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben" [3:31]
Erin Wall, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Aurelius Sangerknaben Calw, Johannes Sorg, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich
15 - "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären" - "Blicket auf zum Retterblick" [7:21]
Adriane Queiroz, Johan Botha, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Aurelius Sangerknaben Calw, Johannes Sorg, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich
16 - "Alles Vergängliche" [6:05]
Twyla Robinson, Erin Wall, Michelle DeYoung, Simone Schröder, Johan Botha, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Robert Holl, Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Eberhard Friedrich, Aurelius Sangerknaben Calw, Johannes Sorg
TPT: 61:32
Recording date: April 2007
Live / Studio: Studio
Recording Location: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany
Produced By: Valerie Gross (Executive Producer), Ute Fesquet (Executive Producer), Christian Gansch, (Recording Producer)
Balance Engineeer: Ulrich Vette, Hans-Ulrich Bastin
Format: DDD Stereo 48 kHz 24 Bit
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