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Prom 11: Mahler Symphony of a Thousand

Live at the 91热爆 Proms: the 91热爆 NOW with Principal Conductor Thomas S酶nderg氓rd and a star-studded cast, plus no fewer than five choirs, perform Mahler's mighty Eighth Symphony.

Live at 91热爆 Proms: 91热爆 NOW with Principal Conductor Thomas S酶nderg氓rd and a star-studded cast, plus no fewer than five choirs, perform Mahler's mighty Eighth Symphony.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Ian Skelly

Mahler: Symphony No 8 in E flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand'

Tamara Wilson (soprano)
Camilla Nylund (soprano)
Jo茅lle Harvey (soprano)
Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano)
Claudia Huckle (contralto)
Simon O'Neill (tenor)
Quinn Kelsey (baritone)
Morris Robinson (bass)
Southend Boys' Choir
Southend Girls' Choir
91热爆 National Chorus of Wales
91热爆 Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
91热爆 National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas S酶nderg氓rd (conductor)

'It is the best thing I have ever done,' said Mahler of his Eighth Symphony - for which tonight the 91热爆 National Orchestra of Wales and Thomas S酶nderg氓rd, in his final season as Principal Conductor, join forces with no fewer than five choirs. One of the grandest symphonic statements of the repertoire, concluding with a dramatic setting of the mystical closing scene from Goethe's Faust, it's mammoth scale matches the impressive space of the Royal Albert Hall.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No 8 in E flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand'

    Orchestra: 91热爆 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
  • Vincent Youmans

    Tahiti Trot, Op 16

    Orchestrator: Dmitry Shostakovich. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Chandos.

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer 91热爆 National Chorus of Wales
Performer 91热爆 Symphony Chorus
Performer 91热爆 National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Jul 2018 19:00

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