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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"

~ Wojciech Drabowicz (Baritone), Piotr Nowacki (Bass), Gustav Mahler (Composer), Antoni Wit (Conductor), Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), et al.
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  • Orchestra: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Antoni Wit
  • Composer: Gustav Mahler
  • Audio CD (3 April 2006)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B000EQHS14
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 147,728 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Veni, creator spiritus -Izabela Klosinska 1:24£0.69
Listen  2. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Imple superna gratia -Antoni Wit 4:04£0.69
Listen  3. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Infirma nostri corporis -Izabela Klosinska 2:20£0.69
Listen  4. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Tempo I: Allegro, etwas hastig -Antoni Wit 1:18£0.69
Listen  5. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Infirma nostri corporis -Izabela Klosinska 3:09£0.69
Listen  6. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Accende lumen sensibus -Antoni Wit 5:01£0.69
Listen  7. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Veni, creator spiritus -Izabela Klosinska 3:52£0.69
Listen  8. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Gloria sit Patri DominoAntoni Wit 2:43£0.69


Disc 2:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Poco adagio -Antoni Wit 5:44£0.69
Listen  2. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Piu mosso: Allegro moderato -Ewa Marciniec 2:57£0.69
Listen  3. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Waldung, sie schwankt heran -Antoni Wit 4:14£0.69
Listen  4. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Ewiger Wonnebrand -Timothy Bentch 1:28£0.69
Listen  5. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Fussen -Antoni Wit 4:27£0.69
Listen  6. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Gerettet ist das edle Glied - Hande verschlinget euch -Timothy Bentch0:52£0.69
Listen  7. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Jene Rosen, aus den Handen -Antoni Wit 1:45£0.69
Listen  8. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest -Wojtek Drabowicz 2:11£0.69
Listen  9. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Ich spur' soeben nebelnd um Felsenhoh' - Hier ist die Aussicht frei - Freudig empfangen wir -Antoni Wit 1:08£0.69
Listen10. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Hochste Herrscherin der Welt! -Wojtek Drabowicz 4:28£0.69
Listen11. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Dir, der Unberuhrbaren - Du schwebst zu Hohen der ewigen Reiche -Antoni Wit 3:50£0.69
Listen12. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Bei der Liebe, die den Fussen -Wojtek Drabowicz0:54£0.69
Listen13. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland -Antoni Wit 1:24£0.69
Listen14. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte -Ewa Marciniec 2:33£0.69
Listen15. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche -Antoni Wit0:52£0.69
Listen16. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Er uberwachst uns schon - Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben -Wojtek Drabowicz 3:26£0.69
Listen17. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Komm! Hebe dich zu hohern Spharen! - Blicket auf zum Retterblick, alle reuig Zarten -Antoni Wit 8:09Album Only
Listen18. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, "Symphony of a Thousand": Alles Vergangliche ist nur ein GleichnisWojtek Drabowicz 6:25£0.69

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5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Rich & Rewarding 8th!, 26 Aug 2007
By Scriabinmahler (Cambridge UK) - See all my reviews
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I've already own most of the great recordings of 8th, Horenstein, Solti, Kubelik (DG&Audite), Sinopoli, Abbado etc, but intrigued by many praises by Amazon.com reviewers, I tried this one conducted by Antoni Wit and found it surprisingly rich and rewarding experience.

What makes this recording so outstanding is the way conductor and recording engineer balance orchestra, solists, choirs & organ to perfection without losing the sense of enormity of the whole. ( No opera diva blasting whole orchestra or no feeble sounding choirs here ) Combined with the conductor's masterful choice of flexible tempi, the result is magical, revealing amazingly rich and diverse originality of the score.

Part 1 of this symphony often sounds chaotic even under great conductors, but this recording convinced me that the 1st part is no less greater than the 2nd part. Part 2 is filled with many sublime moments especially with wonderful singing by sopranos. Huge emphasis on bass and organ adding to the sense of large space. The tension dipps slightly at the climax when all brass instreuments join but the ending is very powerful and overwhelming. Overall, this is very special and revelatory performance of 8th to add to your collection.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Competes with the Best, 14 Sep 2008
By Mr. Mark A. Meldon (Somerset UK) - See all my reviews
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Antoni Wit recorded this work with the Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir & Orcestra in 2005 and the CD was released to some acclaim in 2006. Naxos' Mahler cycle is far better than some might have you belive and, anyway, at their prices you can afford to experiment. This Mahler 8 is up there with the very best, regardless of price. just goes to show that value is a more important word than price!

Although Mahler's 8th Symphony is not my favourite of his works, I do have several versions on my shelf and Wit probably ranks just behind Nagano on Harmonia Mundi and equal to Boulez on DG for me amongst current-day recordings. Naxos has captured the symphony in quite stunning sound, way ahead of most versions that are available.

Very much worth getting!
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