Symphony No 8 "Symphony of 1000" (recorded in October 2012)
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Symphony No 8 "Symphony of 1000" (recorded in October 2012)
Soloists / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (cond)
[ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD ]
Release Date: Sunday 20 January 2013
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This could well be the most ambitious recording of any Mahler symphony ever and a once-in-a-generation classical event and an unforgettable night for the city of Caracas.
This truly unique account of Mahler's most extraordinary symphony is part of Gustavo Dudamel's planned Mahler cycle, this time featuring BOTH orchestras with which he is most closely associated - the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, who have both played acclaimed Mahler concerts with Maestro Dudamel in the US and in Venezuela. The performance also features an immense vocal force including a massed choir of young Venezuelan voices and a line-up of international soloists.
The performance was seen in hundreds of theaters in the United States and Canada, as well as those in Brazil, Colombia and Argentina. In Venezuela, it aired on the state television channel, Tves, to mass audiences.
This special DVD and Blu-Ray will be released to coincide with the Opening Concert of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra season in September 2012.
Extra Material: 17 minutes documentary on the DVD and Blu-Ray which gives a unique insight into this world-beating Mahler recording.
"an excellent rendition of Mahler's Eighth Symphony...featuring a fine partnership of orchestras and a variable lineup of soloists" New York Times
STEREO: PCM / SURROUND: DTS 5.1
Picture Format: 16:9 · Filmed in High Definition
Subtitles: Latin, German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
"an excellent rendition of Mahler's Eighth Symphony...featuring a fine partnership of orchestras and a variable lineup of soloists...Of particular note is the huge choir, which included some 1,200 children from Venezuela's remarkable system of youth choruses." (New York Times)
"This Symphony of much more than a thousand...maximises the advantages of group spirit and minimises the problems of monstrosity. The beginning, middle and end of Mahler's first movement hymn to the creator spirit blaze with unsurpassable, open-toned fervour...I guess it's the fervent-toned Simon Bolivar strings who bring true intensity to the tremolos and heart to the soarings." (BBC Music)
