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Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting Soloists, Choirs and Wiener Festspielorchester / Gustav Mahler
Symphony Of A Thousand (Symphony No. 8 In E Flat Major)

Album US 1966 on Everest label
Classical (Romantic)

Multi-colored labels (blue & red). Electronically enhanced for Stereo effect. Records are in order for a record changer: Side 1/4 are on same record and side 2/3 are on same record. Recorded: August 28, 1960, Salzburg Festival. [liner] "After 1958 Mitropoulos made guest appearances with the leading orchestras throughout U.S.A. and Europe. He died in 1960, and this performance of Mahler's Eighth Symphony, at the 1960 Vienna Festival, may well be the last he recorded." Also issued as Ars Nova C 25/125 (LP) & Hunt 558 (CD)

     
Musicians
PortraitDimitri Mitropoulos p, 1896-1960 GR
conductor, album by
PortraitWiener Festspielorchester , GB
orchestra, album by
PortraitGustav Mahler p, 1860-1911 AT
album by
PortraitHermann Prey voc, 1929-1998 DE
baritone vocals, uncredited
PortraitOtto Edelmann voc, 1917-2003 AT
bass vocals, uncredited
PortraitDie Wiener Sängerknaben ,
choir, uncredited
PortraitWiener Festspielchor , GB
chorus, uncredited
PortraitIra Malaniuk voc, 1923-2009 AT
contralto vocals, uncredited
PortraitLucretia West , *1922 US
contralto vocals, uncredited
PortraitHilde Zadek , *1917 DE
soprano vocals, uncredited
PortraitMimi Coertse voc, *1932
soprano vocals, uncredited
PortraitGiuseppe Zampieri voc, 1921-1981 IT
tenor vocals, uncredited
Producers
Edwin Francis design, cover
Composers
Gustav Mahler
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Symphony Of A Thousand (Symphony No. 8 In Eb Major)Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting Soloists, Choirs and Wiener Festspielorchester / Gustav Mahler
2Part I - Hymn: Veni Creator SpiritusDimitri Mitropoulos conducting Soloists, Choirs and Wiener Festspielorchester / Gustav Mahler24:30
3Part II - Closing Scene From Goethe's "Faust" (Beginning)Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting Soloists, Choirs and Wiener Festspielorchester / Gustav Mahler12:40
4Part II - Closing Scene From Goethe's "Faust" (Continued)Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting Soloists, Choirs and Wiener Festspielorchester / Gustav Mahler20:25
5Part II - Closing Scene From Goethe's "Faust" (Conclusion)Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting Soloists, Choirs and Wiener Festspielorchester / Gustav Mahler24:35
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