Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (2011/2013) [Blu-ray]

In many ways Mahler’s Seventh and Eighth Symphonies are the most unusual works that the late Romantic composer ever wrote. The Seventh was the last in a series of middle-period pieces that were purely instrumental in character. Two movements headed “Nachtmusik“ (night music) and the remarkable writing for a guitar and a mandolin help to create a sequence of darkly Romantic visions. And even within Mahler’s markedly eclectic output, the Eighth Symphony enjoys the status of an exotic outsider thanks not only to its two-movement form combining an early medieval hymn and the final scene from Goethe’s Faust but also to the vast forces for which it is scored, earning it the title of “Symphony of a Thousand”.

Recorded at the Rheingau Musik Festival, 2011 (Symphony No. 7) and 2013 (Symphony No. 8).

Треклист:
1 Vorspann 00:33
Sinfonie Nr. 7 e-moll "Lied der Nacht"
2 1. Langsam - Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo 20:29
3 2. Nachtmusik 1: Allegro moderato 15:20
4 3. Scherzo: Schattenhaft 09:11
5 4. Nachtmusik 2: Andante amoroso 11:23
6 5. Rondo-Finale: Tempo 1 (Allegro ordinario) 17:27
7 Applaus & Abspann 01:59
8 Paavo's Introduktion zur 7. Sinfonie von Mahler 07:12
9 Vorspann 00:49
Sinfonie Nr. 8 Es-Dur "Sinfonie der Tausend"
10 1. Hymnus: Veni, Creator spiritus (1. Teil) 23:37
11 2. Schlussszene aus Goethes Faust II (2. Teil) 58:23
12 Applaus & Abspann 03:59
13 Paavo's Introduktion zur 8. Sinfonie von Mahler 11:15