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Prom 11: Mahler Symphony of a Thousand

Live at the Â鶹Éç Proms: the Â鶹Éç NOW with Principal Conductor Thomas SøndergÃ¥rd and a star-studded cast, plus no fewer than five choirs, perform Mahler's mighty Eighth Symphony.

Live at Â鶹Éç Proms: Â鶹Éç NOW with Principal Conductor Thomas SøndergÃ¥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)
Joélle 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
Â鶹Éç National Chorus of Wales
Â鶹Éç Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
Â鶹Éç National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Søndergård (conductor)

'It is the best thing I have ever done,' said Mahler of his Eighth Symphony - for which tonight the Â鶹Éç National Orchestra of Wales and Thomas SøndergÃ¥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: Â鶹Éç National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas SøndergÃ¥rd.
  • Vincent Youmans

    Tahiti Trot, Op 16

    Orchestrator: Dmitry Shostakovich. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Chandos.

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer Â鶹Éç National Chorus of Wales
Performer Â鶹Éç Symphony Chorus
Performer Â鶹Éç National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Jul 2018 19:00

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