Gustav Mahler's monumental Symphony Number 8 (the "Symphony of a Thousand") is ambitious in almost every way. Not just its size (intended for an amassed orchestra and chorus of 1,000 people), but in its emotional and intellectual content. Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony have just completed a massive recording project, recording all of the Mahler symphonies. We'll feature Tilson Thomas and San Francisco in part one of the Symphony of a Thousand in today's show. Look for part two on Wednesday.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Georg Philipp Telemann: Largo from Concerto in F for Strings
Musica Amphion with conductor Pieter-Jan Belder
Traditional: Slovenian Folk Songs
Girls' Chamber Choir of the Diocesan Classical Gymnasium (Slovenia) with conductor Helena Fojkar Zupancic
Let the Peoples Sing Euroradio Choral Competition, Oslo, Norway
Morten Lauridsen: "Ov'e, Lass', il bel Viso?"
The NOVA Chamber Choir (Norway) with conductor Anne Karin Sundal-Ask
Let the Peoples Sing Euroradio Choral Competition, Oslo, Norway
Odd Johan Overoye: "Laudes"
The NOVA Chamber Choir (Norway) with conductor Anne Karin Sundal-Ask
Let the Peoples Sing Euroradio Choral Competition, Oslo, Norway
Johan Helmich Roman: Oboe d'Amore Concerto, BeRi 53
Frank de Bruine, oboe d'amore, with Concerto Copenhagen and conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
Franz Schubert: Moment Musical No. 1 in C, D. 780
Pianist Ivan Martin
Santa Maria Parish Church, Vilabertran, Spain
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Moment Musical in E Minor, Op. 16, No. 4
Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk
International Chopin Festival, Duszniki Zdroj, Poland
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Excerpts from "Singet dem Herrn ein Neues Lied"
Cantus Colln with lutenist and director Konrad Junghanel
Josef Strauss: The Dragonfly Polka-Mazur, Op. 204
The Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Georges Pretre
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Serieuses, Op. 54
Pianist Stephen Hough
Henry Wood Hall, London, England
Frederic Chopin: Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Pianist Stephen Hough
Henry Wood Hall, London, England
Gustav Mahler: Part I from Symphony No. 8
The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Pacific Boychoir, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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