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Gustav Mahler, Bernard Haitink, Amsterdam Collegium Musicum
Mahler: Symphony No.8
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: First Part: Hymnus 'Veni, creator spiritus' - Veni, creator spiritus
2. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: First Part: Hymnus 'Veni, creator spiritus' - Imple superna gratia
3. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: First Part: Hymnus 'Veni, creator spiritus' - Infirma nostri corporis
4. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: First Part: Hymnus 'Veni, creator spiritus' - Infirma nostri corporis
5. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: First Part: Hymnus 'Veni, creator spiritus' - Accende lumen sensibus
6. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: First Part: Hymnus 'Veni, creator spiritus' - Qui Paraclitus diceris
7. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: First Part: Hymnus 'Veni, creator spiritus' - Gloria Patri Domino
8. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Poco adagio
9. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Piu mosso. Allegro moderato
10. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Waldung, sie schwenkt heran
11. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Ewiger Wonnebrand
12. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Wie Felsenabgrund
13. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Gerettet ist das edle Glied
14. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Jene Rosen, aus den Handen
15. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest
16. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Ich spur' soeben
17. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Dir, der Unberuhrbaren
18. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Bei der Liebe
19. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Er uberwachst uns schon
20. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Blicket auf zum Retterblick
21. Symphony No. 8 In E Flat: Second Part: Final Scene From 'Faust II' - Alles Vergangliche

CD Details

All Artists: Gustav Mahler, Bernard Haitink, Amsterdam Collegium Musicum, Amsterdam De Stem des Volks, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kees De Wijs
Title: Mahler: Symphony No.8
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Philips
Release Date: 8/15/1995
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028944619522

CD Reviews

A vastly underrated Mahler 8th

madamemusico | Cincinnati, Ohio USA | 06/26/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not sure who "Jo Juda" or "Keis de Wijs" are. The actual soloists on this superb Mahler 8th are Ileana Cotrubas, Heather Harper and Haneke van Bork (the finest trio of ladies since the early Solti version), mezzos Birgit Finnila and Marianne Dieleman, tenor William Cochran, baritone Hermann Prey and bass Hans Sotin, all in excellent voice. In addition, Haitink "pulls together" the disparate elements of this somewhat rambling work in such a way that it makes musical sense, and he is fully dramatic without producing the often harsh sounds one hears on the Horenstein and Solti recordings. In short, this is my favorite Mahler 8th, surpassing my previous favorite (Klaus Tennstedt) by a fairly wide margin!"

A wonderful, very musical performance, but...

Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 09/17/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"..you have to put up with a very poor tenor soloist whose bawlung voice ruins long stretches of Part II. Otherwise, Haitink conducts an understated reading that brings out the subtler beauties of Mahler's writing. "Understated" is usally a code word for dull, but Haitink isn't: he's just the temperamental opposite of the vulgar, luridly hectic Solti. If you want a Mahler Eighth without screaming choruses, this one is a beauty."