Symphony No. 8: Symphony of a Thousand

by Gustav Mahler

Book Overview

Widely regarded as the crowning achievement of his career, Mahler's Symphony No. 8 received overwhelming recognition at its first performance, conducted by the composer in Munich on September 12, 1910.
A massive, complex work that integrates on a truly grand scale the musical ideas, forms, and media that dominated Mahler's creative life, the symphony -- in two great sections -- is scored for orchestra, eight solo voices, double chorus, boys'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486419088
• ISBN13: 9780486419084
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 11.3"