Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Symphonie Nr. 8 Es-Dur (Symphonie der Tausend)
Faustian striving and the conjuration of the "Creator Spiritus" in Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand" were also obsessions of the conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos. His performance at the Salzburg Festival proved an overwhelming experience for all who were present, its poignancy enhanced by the fact that following his premature death it was his final concert in Salzburg.
Mimi Coertse (Sopran)
Hilde Zadek (Sopran)
Lucretia West (Alt)
Ira Malaniuk (Alt)
Giuseppe Zampieri (Tenor)
Hermann Prey (Bariton)
Otto Edelmann (Bass)
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Wiener Sängerknaben
Wiener Philharmoniker
Dimitri Mitropoulos (Dirigent)
Salzburger Festspieldokumente - Live Recording, Großes Festspielhaus, 28. August 1960.
Released 2004.