Riccardo Chailly Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Mahler 8

Product Description Mahlers Eighth Symphony is arguably the grandest and most ambitious piece of symphonic music ever written. The composer himself regarded it as his opus summum, and an incredible number of participants at the hugely successful Munich première in 1910 earned it the nickname Symphony of a Thousand. At Leipzigs International Mahler Festival, Riccardo Chailly commanded almost 500 musicians, and the overwhelming result of their joint effort inspired the Leipzig-based and internationally renowned artist Neo Rauch to the painting for the cover of this DVD. Review BBC Music Magazine DVD Choice: Chailly makes you realise how orchestral soloists have to sing --BBC Music Magazine, David Nice, November 2011 The performance of the Eighth…has real weight and it is fair to say that the sonic impact of the work's stupefying final pages has never been more faithfully conveyed on disc. The hushed choral singing, with crucial entries always perfectly calibrated, is a marvel in itself…these renditions must go right to the top of the list on technical grounds, irrespective of sound carrier. Strongly recommended. --Gramophone Magazine, David Gutman, December 2011