Mahler Symphonies 7 & 8

Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.

Mahler Symphonies 7 & 8 [videorecording] / Gustav Mahler ; conducted by Leonard Bernstein. - Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, 2005. - 2 videodiscs (DVD) (168 min.) : sd., col. ; booklet. - Complete symphonies. .

Leonard Bernstein conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker for both symphonies. No.8, also known as "Symphony of a Thousand" is also performed by Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and the Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boys' Choir). Soloists in no.8 include Edda Moser (soprano) and Kenneth Riegel (tenor).

No.7 recorded at the Musikvereinssaal, Vienna in October 1974, and no.8 recorded at the Konzerthaus, Vienna in August and September 1975.


Language of menu is English. Subtitles are available in German, English, French, Spanish and Chinese. Twelve-page booklet has programme notes in English, German and French.

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