Mahler - Symphony No. 8 in E flat (‘Symphony of a Thousand’) - Classic FM Schedule Mahler - Symphony No. 8 in E flat (‘Symphony of a Thousand’) Mahler's colossal eighth symphony, literally a Symphony of a Thousand, was yet more proof that he was one of the most ambitious and visionary composers of the romantic era. There’s a supreme confidence in much of Mahler’s music – a sense that here was a composer who was utterly at home and assured of his own position in the world. The very nicknames of his symphonies (Titan, Resurrection and here the Symphony of a Thousand) only serve to highlight the point. And yet, when it came to his Symphony No.8, Mahler was troubled. Here was a composer who had triumphed many times before but who was wondering whether he could truly come up with the goods again. So, while on holiday in the summer of 1906, Mahler wrestled with this barren future, this wasteland of musical ideas. He simply did not know what to compose next.

And then, as he powerfully recalled, "On the threshold of my old workshop, the Spiritus Creator took hold of me and shook me and drove me on for the next eight weeks until my greatest work was done". Within two months, Mahler had composed this mighty choral symphony. An astonishing piece of music, it encompasses settings of the Latin text ‘Veni, Creator Spiritus’, a message to the world about the nature of redemption, references to the Holy Spirit, and a deep expression of love from the composer to his wife, Alma, and a large section of Goethe’s Faust. Recommended Recording Twyla Robinson (soprano); Adriane Queiroz (soprano); Erin Wall (soprano); Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano); Simone Schroder (contralto); Johan Botha (tenor); Hanno Muller-Brachmann (bass-baritone); Robert Holl (bass-baritone) Staatskapelle Berlin; Pierre Boulez (conductor). Deutsche Grammophon: 4776597.

Illustration: Mark Millington List of symphony composers | Musicality | Fandom powered by Wikia List of symphony composers Share Among composers who have composed symphonies are (listed in chronological order of birth): Andrea Zani (1696–1757), Italian composer of the earliest securely dated symphonies (part of his op. 2, published in 1729). Giovanni Battista Sammartini (around 1701-1775), Italian composer of at least 67 symphonies. Antonio Brioschi (fl. c. 1725–1750), was an Italian symphony composer who wrote at least twenty-six symphonies. William Boyce (1710-1779), whose opus 2 is a set of eight "symphonies", although they started life as overtures to other works. Ignaz Holzbauer (1711-1783), Austro-German composer of 69 symphonies.

Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777) Georg Matthias Monn (1717-1750), whose symphony in D of 1740 is the first to include a minuet as a third movement. Johann Stamitz (1717-1757), the first composer to regularly include a minuet as the third movement of his symphonies. Karl Friedrich Abel (1725-1787), active in London. Franz Xaver Pokorny (1729–1794), Bohemian composer of about 140 symphonies, 104 of which were deliberately misattributed to other composers in 1796 by Theodor von Schacht. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), one of the best known Classical composers of symphonies, he wrote 106 examples, combining wit and structural clarity (see the list of symphonies by Joseph Haydn and the Category of Haydn Symphonies ).

Franz Ignaz Beck (1734-1809), composer of about 25 symphonies ( biography describes his symphonies especially as ahead of their time) François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829), French composer of over 60 symphonies. Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782), son of Johann Sebastian Bach , active in London. Michael Haydn (1737-1806) the younger brother of Joseph Haydn was also a prolific composer and wrote forty symphonies Antonio Rosetti (c.1750-1792), Bohemian composer, wrote many symphonies, concertos (notably for horn ), and vocal works. Muzio Clementi (1752-1832), Italian composer of symphonies. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), one of the best known Classical symphonists. Pavel Vranický (1756-1808), Bohemian composer of about fifty symphonies.

Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831) Austrian composer, in his time a famous pupil of Haydn. Étienne Méhul (1763-1817), French composer of at least four symphonies. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), often considered the greatest of all symphonists, he wrote 9 numbered symphonies plus sketches for a tenth - see Category of Beethoven symphonies . George Onslow (1784-1853), French composer of 4 symphonies in a style combining echoes of Beethoven and Schubert. Louis Spohr (1784-1859), well known as a symphonist in his day, though his 10 works in the genre are largely forgotten today. Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826), German composer, wrote 2 symphonies. Cipriani Potter (1792 - 1871), English composer of 9 symphonies. Antonio Raffelín (1796–1882).

Cuban composer of several symphonies. Franz Schubert (1797-1828), composer of 9 surviving symphonies, with the Symphony No. 8 (the Unfinished) and Symphony No. 9 (the Great) the largest in scale and best known. Franz Lachner (1803-1890) wrote 8 symphonies between 1828 & 1851. His 5th symphony won him the prize offered by the Vienna Gesellschaft der Musicfreunde in 1835. Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), best remembered for his Symphonie Fantastique , perhaps the first true programmatic symphony. Louise Farrenc (1804-1875). French composer who completed three symphonies. Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805–1900). Danish composer of 2 symphonies.

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), composer of 12 complete string symphonies (the 13th was left unfinished) and 5 numbered symphonies, sketches for a 6th (1847). Robert Schumann (1810-1856), who wrote 4 numbered symphonies, the last of which experimented with cyclic form. Franz Liszt (1811-1886), wrote 2 programmatic symphonies, the Faust Symphony and the Dante Symphony . Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer of 1 symphony. Robert Volkmann (1815-1883), German composer of 2 symphonies. Sir William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875), English composer of 6 symphonies. Charles Gounod (1818-1893), French composer of 2 symphonies and a third for 9 wind instruments (Petite symphonie).

César Franck (1822-1890), wrote 1 symphony best known for its use of cyclic form. Joachim Raff (1822-1882), Swiss-born German composer of 11 symphonies, several with programmatic elements, well known in his day, but now largely forgotten. Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), composer of 11 large-scale symphonies, including Nos. 00 and 0. Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894), composer of 6 symphonies, with the second, the Ocean, and the sixth being the best known (though neither as well known now as they were in Rubinstein's day). Georges Bizet (1833-1875), French composer remembered by his Opera Carmen , wrote 1 symphony at the age of 17; the second, Roma, is sometimes classified as a suite, though referred to as a symphony by the composer.

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), composer of 4 symphonies, considered to be the artistic heir of Beethoven. Regarded as one of the great symphonists of the Romantic period. Felix Draeseke (1835-1913), composer of the New German School wrote 4 symphonies. Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), composer of 5 symphonies (three of which are numbered while the other two are not), of which the best known is the third, his Symphony n°3 with organ . John Knowles Paine (1839–1906). American composer of 2 symphonies. Alice Mary Smith (1839–1884). English composer of 3 symphonies . John Severin Svendsen (1840–1911). Norwegian violinist, conductor, and composer of 2 symphonies. Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), who wrote 6 numbered symphonies plus the Manfred Symphony .

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904), who wrote 9 symphonies, of which the most famous is the ninth (From the New World). He successfully combined Bohemian folk elements with large-scale structure. Asger Hamerik (1843–1923). Danish conductor and composer of 8 symphonies. Hubert Parry (1848–1918). British composer of 4 symphonies (1882–89) Zdenek Fibich (1850–1900). Czech composer of 3 complete symphonies, plus 4 fragmentary or lost symphonies. Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931), French composer of 3 symphonies. Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924). British composer of 7 symphonies (1876–1911). George Whitefield Chadwick (1854–1931). American composer of 3 symphonies.

Ernest Chausson (1855-1899), French composer of 1 symphony and sketches for a second. Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), completed 2 symphonies, with sketches for a third made into a performing version by Anthony Payne . Hans Rott (1858-1884), Austrian composer of a symphony (1879/1880), which features many stylistic similarities to the later symphonies of his friend and fellow student Gustav Mahler. A Symphony No.2 was planned. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), completed 9 large-scale symphonies, plus an incomplete 10th - see Category of Mahler symphonies . His third symphony is his longest symphony at 95 minutes, and his eighth , the Symphony of a Thousand, premiered with over one thousand performers. Maurice Emmanuel (1862–1938). French composer of 2 symphonies. Edward German (1862–1936). English composer of 2 symphonies.

Alberto Williams (1862–1952), Argentine composer of 9 symphonies. Horatio Parker (1863–1919). American composer of one symphony. Felix Weingartner (1863-1942), composer of 7 symphonies and a sinfonietta. Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), composer of 6 symphonies. Albéric Magnard (1865-1914), composer of 4 symphonies. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), composer of the Kullervo Symphony, and of 7 numbered symphonies (a No.8 was destroyed by the composer in 1929). Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), composer of 9 symphonies. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), composer of 3 symphonies in a late-Romantic style. Gustav Holst (1874–1934).

British composer of an unpublished Symphony "The Cotswolds" (1899–1900), a First Choral Symphony (1923–24), and a Scherzo (1933–34) for a projected but unfinished symphony . Josef Suk (1874-1934), Czech composer of two symphonies - in E major opus 14, and in C minor (the Asrael Symphony, opus 27). Franz Schmidt (1874-1939), Austrian composer of 4 symphonies. Charles Ives (1874-1954), American composer of 4 symphonies, his 'Holiday Symphony' referred to as his 5th, and his 'Universe Symphony' later reconstructed. Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951), Austrian composer of 2 chamber symphonies and several sketches for unpublished symphonies. Alban Berg thought of Schoenberg's tone poem Pelleas und Melisande (1902) as a symphony.

Julián Carrillo (1875-1965), Mexican Composer, wrote 2 symphonies plus 3 atonal symphonies written in the "Thirteen Sound" technique. Richard Wetz (1875-1935), German late romantic composer of 3 symphonies Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876-1909), Polish composer of only one symphony, in e minor Op.7 "Rebirth" (1897). Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948), Italian-German composer of the Sinfonia da Camera (1901); an early composer in the genre of the 20th century chamber symphony. Havergal Brian (1876-1972), English composer of 32 symphonies, most of which he wrote in his seventies and eighties. His first symphony The Gothic is the largest one ever written. Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877–1952). Austrian pianist and composer of 2 symphonies.

Artur Kapp (1878-1952), Estonian composer. Generally considered to be one of the founders of Estonian symphonic music. Franz Schreker (1879-1934), Austrian composer of the Chamber Symphony. Ernest Bloch (1880–1959). American composer of Swiss origin, whose works include (in addition to an unpublished Symphonie orientale amongst his juvenilia ) a Symphony in C-sharp Minor, a Sinfonia Breve, a Symphony for Trombone and Orchestra, and a Symphony in E-flat. Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880–1968). Italian composer of 1 symphony. Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950), Soviet composer (moved from Poland at a very young age) and composer of 27 symphonies. George Enescu (1881-1955), Romanian composer. Wrote 3 acknowledged and complete symphonies, 4 earlier ones and 2 later ones—the last two completed by Pascal Bentoiu —as well as a Chamber Symphony.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), wrote 3 purely orchestral symphonies plus the Symphony of Psalms for chorus and orchestra; his Symphonies of Wind Instruments uses the word symphony in its old sense of "sounding together". Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953), English composer of 7 symphonies. Anton Webern (1883-1945), Austrian Composer of 1 symphony (1928). Ture Rangström (1884–1947). Swedish composer of 4 symphonies. Enrique Soro (1884–1954). Chilean composer of 1 symphony. Pedro Umberto Allende (1885–1959). Chilean composer of 1 symphony (unfinished). Wallingford Riegger (1885–1961). American composer of 4 symphonies. Egon Wellesz (1885–1974). Austrian musicologist and composer of 9 symphonies.

Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954), German composer of 3 symphonies, plus a Symphonic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947). Finnish composer of 3 symphonies. Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959), Brazilian composer of 12 symphonies. Matthijs Vermeulen (1888–1967). Dutch composer of 7 symphonies. Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889–1960). English composer of 3 symphonies. Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959). Czech composer of 6 symphonies. Gösta Nystroem (1890–1966). Swedish composer of six symphonies. Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953), Soviet composer of 7 symphonies, plus a Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra - see Category of Prokofiev symphonies .

Hendrik Andriessen (1892–1981). Dutch composer of 4 numbered symphonies and a Symphonia Concertante. Oscar van Hemel (1892–1981). Dutch composer of 5 symphonies. Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), Swiss-French composer of 5 symphonies. Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892–1988), British composer of 12 symphonies: 6 for piano solo, 3 for organ, and 3 for piano, organ, chorus and large orchestra (the second unfinished save for the piano part). Arthur Benjamin (1893–1960). Australian composer of 1 symphony (1944–45) Eugene Goossens (1893–1962). British conductor and composer of 2 symphonies and a sinfonietta. Ernest John Moeran (1894–1950). British composer of 1 symphony. Willem Pijper (1894–1947).

Dutch composer of 3 symphonies (1917, 1921, 1926). Walter Piston (1894-1976), American composer of 8 symphonies Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942), Czech composer of 8 symphonies (the last two in short score). Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), German composer of several works with descriptive titles designated symphonies, of which the best known is Mathis der Maler , as well as the Symphony in E-flat of 1939 and the Symphony in B-flat for Concert Band. Leo Sowerby (1895–1968). American composer of 5 numbered orchestral symphonies, as well as a Symphony in G and Sinfonia brevis for organ. William Grant Still (1895–1978). American composer of 5 symphonies. Roberto Gerhard (1896–1970).

Catalan composer, active in England, wrote 5 numbered symphonies (1952–69, the last unfinished), and a Symphony "Homenaje a Pedrell" (1940–41) Howard Hanson (1896-1981), American composer of 7 symphonies (no. 1 Nordic, no. 2 Romantic – his most famous, no. 4 Requiem, no. 5 Sinfonia Sacra, and no. 7 Sea Symphony). Roger Sessions (1896-1985), American composer of 9 symphonies, all but the first two of which are written using some form of the twelve-tone technique . Virgil Thomson (1896–1989). American composer of 3 symphonies. Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984). Israeli composer of 2 symphonies. Henry Cowell (1897–1965).

American composer of 20 symphonies (a 21st exists only as sketches), as well as a Sinfonietta for chamber orchestra (1928) and an incomplete Symphonic Sketch (1943) Oscar Lorenzo Fernândez (1897–1948). Brazilian composer of 2 symphonies. Francisco Mignone (1897–1986). Brazilian composer of 3 orchestral symphonies and a chamber work titled Four Symphonies, for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944), Czech Composer of 2 symphonies (1944, both are reconstructions from the short score of the Piano Sonatas No.5 and Piano Sonatas No.7 by Bernard Wulff). Hanns Eisler (1898-1962), German Composer of a Little Symphony (1932), a Chamber Symphony (1940) and a German Symphony for choir and orchestra (1930-1958).

Roy Harris (1898-1979), American composer of 15 symphonies, of which Symphony No. 3 is by far the most famous. Carlos Chávez (1899-1978), Mexican composer of 6 symphonies, as well as a "Dance Symphony" Caballos de vapor (aka Horse Power), and a Sinfonía proletaria (proletarian symphony). Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatée (1899–1974). Canadian composer of 2 symphonies and a Symphony-Concerto for piano and orchestra. Pavel Haas (1899-1944), Czech Composer of an unfinished Symphony (1940/41, orchestration completed by Zdenek Zouhar). Eduardo Hernández Moncada (1899–1995), Mexican composer of 2 symphonies. Harl McDonald (1899–1955). American pianist, conductor, and composer of 4 symphonies. Domingo Santa Cruz (1899–1987).

Chilean composer of 4 symphonies and a Sinfonia Concertante for flute and orchestra. Randall Thompson (1899–1984), American composer of 3 symphonies. Kurt Weill (1900-1950), German and later American composer of 2 symphonies Aaron Copland (1900-1990), American composer of 3 symphonies. The fourth movement of No. 3 is based on his famous Fanfare for the Common Man . Ernst Krenek (1900-1991), Austrian composer of 5 symphonies. Kurt Weill (1900-1950), German Composer of 2 symphonies. Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986), English composer of 11 symphonies. Sir William Walton (1902-1983), English composer of 2 symphonies. Vittorio Giannini (1903–1966). American composer of 5 symphonies. Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907-1991).

Turkish composer of 5 symphonies. José Siquiera (1907–1985). Brazilian composer of 4 symphonies. Herbert Haufrecht (1909–1998). American composer of 1 symphony Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996), Danish composer of 13 symphonies, 4 symphonies for strings and 3 chamber symphonies (these seven works not discarded, but not included by him among the other 13). Robin Orr (born1909). Scottish composer of 3 symphonies and a Sinfonietta Helvetica. Samuel Barber , (1910-1981), American composer of 2 symphonies. William Schuman (1910-1992), American composer of 10 symphonies. José Ardévol (1911–1981). Cuban composer of 3 symphonies. Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975), American composer of 1 symphony (1940).

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), American composer of 67 symphonies. Astonishingly, far from being the most prolific 20th-century symphonist (see, e.g., Rowan Taylor). Allan Pettersson (1911-1980), Swedish composer of 17 expressive symphonies. Rudolf Escher (1912–1980). Dutch composer of 2 numbered symphonies, an unfinished Symphony in memoriam Maurice Ravel, and a Symphony for 10 instruments. Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912–1990). Australian composer of a Sinfonietta (1935) José Pablo Moncayo (1912–1958), Mexican composer of 2 symphonies (1944 and 1958, the latter unfinished), and a Sinfonietta (1945).

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), British composer of several symphonies, including A Simple Symphony for strings (1933–34), Sinfonia da Requiem (1939–40), a Spring Symphony (1948–49), and the Cello Symphony (1963), as well as a Sinfonietta (1932). Norman Dello Joio (born 1913). American composer of 1 symphony. Morton Gould (1913–1996). American composer of 4 numbered symphonies (the last for band), plus 4 Symphonettes. Hans Henkemans (1913–1995). Dutch composer of one symphony (1934, subsequently withdrawn). Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994), Polish composer, wrote 4 symphonies. Gardner Read (1913–2005). American composer of 4 symphonies. Irving Fine (1914–1962), American composer of one symphony.

César Guerra-Peixe (1914–1993). Brazilian composer of 2 symphonies. Gail Kubik (1914–1984). American composer of 2 symphonies and a Sinfonia Concertante for piano, viola, trumpet, and orchestra. Sir Andrzej Panufnik (1914–1991), Polish composer of 10 symphonies. David Diamond (1915-2005), American composer of 11 symphonies. Dorian Le Gallienne (1915–1963). Australian composer of a Symphony (1953) and a Sinfonietta (1956). Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987). American composer of 9 symphonies. Henri Dutilleux (1916), French composer of 2 symphonies. Edvard Mik’aeli Mirzoian (born 1921). Armenian composer of 1 symphony. Alfred Reed (1921–2005).

American composer and conductor of Austrian descent, composed 5 symphonies, all for wind band. Robert Simpson (1921-1997), British composer, wrote 11 symphonies. Felix Werder (born 1922). Australian composer of German origin, wrote 7 numbered symphonies (1943–92), a Sinfonia for viola, piano, and orchestra (1986), and a Wind Symphony (1990). Jianer Zhu (born 1922). Chinese composer of 10 symphonies. Frank Erickson (1923–1996). American composer of 3 symphonies. Peter Mennin (1923-1983), American composer, wrote 9 symphonies. Ned Rorem (born 1923). American composer of 3 numbered orchestral symphonies, a symphony for winds, and a symphony for strings. Vasilije Mokranjac (1923–1984). Serbian composer of 4 symphonies and a Sinfonietta for strings.

Warren Benson (1924–2005). American composer of 2 symphonies. Joly Braga Santos (1924–1988), Portuguese composer of 6 symphonies. Juriaan Andriessen (1925–1996). Dutch composer of 8 numbered symphonies, plus a Symphonietta concertante, for four trumpets and orchestra (1947), and a Sinfonia "Il fiume" for winds (1984). Robert Beadell (1925–1994). American composer of 2 symphonies. Gustavo Becerra (born 1925). Chilean composer of 3 symphonies. Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Italian composer of the famous Sinfonia (1968-69). Anthony Milner (born 1925). British composer of 3 orchestral symphonies and a symphony for organ. Gunther Schuller (born 1925).

American composer of 3 symphonies , a Symphony for Organ, and a Chamber Symphony (1989). Paul W. Whear (born 1925). American composer of 4 symphonies. Julián Orbón (1925–1991). Cuban composer of 1 symphony. Hans Werner Henze (born 1926), German Composer of 10 symphonies. Ben Johnston (born 1926). American composer of a Symphony in A (1987) and a Chamber Symphony (1990). Jivan Gurgeni Ter-T'at'evosian (1926–1988). Armenian composer of 5 symphonies and a Sinfonietta. Anatol Vieru (1926–1998). Romanian composer of 7 symphonies. David Barlow (1927–1975). English composer of 2 symphonies. Keith Humble (1927–1995). Australian composer of a Symphony of Sorrows (1993).

Ernst Widmer (1927–1990). Brazilian composer of Swiss birth, composed 3 symphonies. Richard DeLone (born 1928). American composer of 1 symphony. George Dreyfus (born 1928) Australian composer of 2 symphonies (1967 and 1976), and a Symphonie Concertante for bassoon, violin, viola, cello, and string orchestra (1978). Robert Washburn (born 1928). American composer of 1 symphony. Edisson Vasilevich Denisov (1929–1996). Russian composer of 2 symphonies. Einojuhani Rautavaara (born 1929), Finnish composer of 8 symphonies. Boguslaw Schäffer (born 1929). Polish composer of 4 symphonies. James Maurice Gore (born ca. 1930). American composer of 1 symphony. Werner Heider (born 1930). German conductor and composer of 2 symphonies.

Hans Kox (born 1930). Dutch composer of 3 symphonies. Malcolm Williamson (1931–2003), Australian composer of 7 numbered symphonies, as well as a Symphony for Organ (1960), a Sinfonia Concertante for 3 trumpets, piano and strings (1960–62), a Symphony for Voices (1962), and a Choral Symphony "The Dawn is at Hand" (1989). John Barnes Chance (1932–1972). American composer of 2 symphonies. Alexander Goehr (born 1932). British composer of German birth, wrote a Little Symphony (1963), Symphony in One Movement (1969/81), a Sinfonia for chamber orchestra (1979), and Symphony with Chaconne (1985–86). Richard Meale (born 1932). Australian composer of one symphony (1994). Claude Thomas Smith (1932–1987). American composer of 1 symphony.

John Williams (born 1932), American Composer of a symphony (1966). Per Nørgård (born 1932), Danish composer of 5 symphonies. Ramiro Cortés (1933–1984), American composer of a Sinfonia Sacra (1954/59) Henryk Górecki (born 1933), Polish composer of 3 symphonies. Krzysztof Penderecki (born 1933), Polish composer of 8 symphonies (as of 2005). Bozidar Kos (born 1934) Slovenian composer active in Australia, wrote a Sinfonietta for string orchestra (1983). Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998), Russian Composer of Symphonies, Nos.1-8 (1972-98).

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (born 1934), British Composer of a Sinfonia (1962), a Sinfonia Concertante (1982), a Sinfonietta (1983) and eight numbered symphonies (1976-2001). Nigel Butterley (born 1935). Australian composer of one symphony (1980). Giya Kancheli (born 1935), Georgian composer of 7 symphonies. Arvo Pärt (born 1935), composer of 3 symphonies. Aulis Sallinen (born 1935). Finnish composer of 8 symphonies. Philip Glass (born 1937), composer of 8 symphonies. William Bolcom (born 1938). American pianist and composer of 6 symphonies . John Corigliano (born 1938). American composer of 3 symphonies. Charles Wuorinen (born 1938). American composer of 7 numbered symphonies and a Microsymphony (1992).

Louis Andriessen (born 1939). Dutch composer of De negen symfonieën van Beethoven, for orchestra and ice-cream vendor's bell (1970), Symfonieën der Nederlanden, for 2 or more wind bands (1974), and Symphony for Open Strings for 12 solo strings (1978). Lindembergue Cardoso (1939–1989). Brazilian composer of 1 symphony. Robert Jager (1939). American composer of 2 symphonies and a sinfonietta. John McCabe (born 1939). English composer of 5 numbered symphonies, plus a Six-minute Symphony for strings. Jean Schwarz (born 1939). French composer of a symphony for electronic sounds (1975). Ellen Taafe Zwillich (born 1939). American composer of 4 symphonies. Richard Nanes (born 1941). American composer of 4 symphonies. Gillian Whitehead (born 1941) New Zealand-born Australian composer of one symphony. Mahler - Symphony No.

8 in E flat, 'Symphony of a Thousand' - Classic FM Mahler - Symphony No. 8 in E flat, 'Symphony of a Thousand' 17th April 2014, 21:56 Mahler 's astonishing 'Symphony of a Thousand' was born after a lot of soul-searching and self-doubt. There's a supreme confidence in much of Mahler 's music — it sounds like he was a man who was utterly assured of his own position in the world. And yet, when it came to his eighth symphony, he was troubled, wondering whether he could come up with the goods again. In 1906, while on holiday, Mahler wrestled with this barren future, this wasteland of musical ideas. And then, as he powerfully recalled: ‘On the threshold of my old workshop, the spiritus creator took hold of me and shook me and drove me on for the next eight weeks until my greatest work was done.’ Within two months, he had composed a mighty choral symphony.

An astonishing work, it encompasses settings of the Latin text Veni, creator spiritus , a message about the nature of redemption, references to the Holy Spirit, a section of Goethe's Faust , and a deep expression of love from the composer to his wife. Symphony of a Thousand, Part II : Symphony of a Thousand, Part II Michael Tilson Thomas Terrence McCarthy Yesterday, we brought you Part I of Mahler's 8th Symphony, known as the Symphony of a Thousand. Today is the conclusion. Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leads the massed forces of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Pacific Boychoir, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus.

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137 The Montreal Chamber Music Festival Orchestra Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Montreal, Canada Gustav Mahler : Part II from Symphony No. 8 The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Pacific Boychoir, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco Share Mahler Symphony of a Thousand (Symphony No. 8) Violin I Part by Ilya Kaler Instrumentation: Orchestral Pages: 29 The first violin part for Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major (nicknamed Symphony of a Thousand) has been edited by Ilya Kaler, who has appeared as guest concertmaster with the San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony. Kaler's bowings, fingerings and other editorial markings have been added throughout the score. Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler is known as the Symphony of a Thousand because it is one of the largest scale symphonic choral works in the classical concert repertoire, requiring huge instrumental and vocal forces. The last of Mahler's works that was premiered in his lifetime, the symphony was a critical and popular success upon its first performance in 1910, which Mahler conducted himself.

The Eighth Symphony marks Mahler's return to a combination of orchestra and voice in a symphonic context, which was prominent in his early works. Instead of the conventional format of "movements," the Symphony of a Thousand is instead divded into two parts. Part I is based on the Latin text of a 9th-century Christian hymn for Pentecost, Veni creator spiritus ("Come, Creator Spirit"), and Part II is a setting of the words from the closing scene of Goethe's Faust. The two parts are unified by a common idea, that of redemption through the power of love, a unity conveyed through shared musical themes. Through his Eighth Symphony, Mahler renounced the pessimism that marked much of his music, instead expressing confidence in the eternal human spirit. Download and print the score today to gain access to expertly edited Mahler Symphony No. 8 violin fingerings and bowings from Ilya Kaler! Click on the image below to view the first Houston Symphony - Symphony Specials Symphony Specials Symphony Specials Tickets to Symphony Specials are currently on-sale to subscribers only. To become a subscriber, click here .

Symphony Specials performances fall outside of our main series and are one-time-only events featuring spectacular guest artists and conductors. Individual tickets are on sale for select performances, while others are still only available to subscribers. Refer to the below on-sale dates associated with each concert. Note: to add a Symphony Specials ticket to your subscription order, first put your selected ticket package in your shopping cart, then click on the banner above the shopping cart to see a list of available Symphony Specials. Opening Night with Renée Fleming Saturday, September 7, 2013 Juanjo Mena, conductor Renée Fleming, soprano Join us as we open our Centennial Season with three-time Grammy® award winner and vocal superstar, Renée Fleming. The diva will captivate you with her sumptuous voice, consummate artistry and compelling stage presence as she joins the Houston Symphony to perform classical favorites, as well as selections from her explorations of Broadway and songs of today.

John Williams Joins Yo-Yo Ma Thursday, December 5, 2013 John Williams, conductor Yo-Yo Ma, cello Two music superstars and longtime friends join your Houston Symphony for an evening of music by John Williams composed for the concert hall and for some of Hollywood’s most beloved films. Williams and the legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma perform the composer’s lush and virtuosic Cello Concerto, followed by thrilling selections from some of his most popular film scores. December 20, 21, 22, 2013 Nicholas McGegan, conductor Charles Hausmann, director Handel: Messiah Join celebrated Baroque specialist Nicholas McGegan and all-star vocalists for an unforgettable performance of Handel's beloved Messiah. Hailed by The London Independent as “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” and by The New Yorker as “an expert in 18th-century style", McGegan leads the Houston Symphony and Chorus in a joy-filled and moving interpretation, including favorites "For Unto Us a Child is born" and the powerful "Hallelujah" chorus.

May 29, 2014 Rescheduled from February 14, 2014 Houston favorite and acclaimed vocalist Linda Eder returns to the Symphony for a special performance featuring her best-known hits and favorite songs. Eder, whose repertoire ranges from show tunes and classic jazz standards to popular song, is the golden-voiced singer who made her Broadway debut as Lucy in Jekyll and Hyde, winning a prestigious Drama Desk nomination. You and your loved ones will be charmed by the sweet tones of Eder’s voice together with the sweeping sounds of the Houston Symphony. Steve Tyrell & Friends Thursday March 13, 2014 Steve Tyrell, vocalist With a little help from his friends Diane Schuur, Lew Soloff and Judith Hill, GRAMMY award winning vocalist and Houston hero Steve Tyrell returns to sing with the Houston Symphony.

Focusing on great wordsmiths from the past century, join us for a night filled with once in a lifetime performances of American standards like, "You're So Nice to Come Home To", "Bewitched", "The Way You Look Tonight" and "I Get a Kick Out of You." Erin Wall, soprano I – Magna Peccatrix Twyla Robinson, soprano II – Una Poenitentium Marisol Montalvo, soprano III – Mater Gloriosa Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano I – Mulier Samaritana Jill Grove, mezzo-soprano II – Maria Aegyptiaca John Pickle, tenor – Doctor Marianus Markus Werba, baritone – Pater Ecstaticus John Relyea, bass – Pater Profundus Houston Symphony Chorus and Alumni, Charles Hausmann, director Members of the Prairie View A&M University Chorus, A. Jan Taylor, director Members of the Clear Creek High School Choir, James Park, director Members of the Clear Lake High School Choir, Justin Coffey, director Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas, William R.

Adams, founder and artistic director Houston Boychoir, Carole Nelson, artistic director Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand Former Music Director Christoph Eschenbach returns to conduct two spectacular evenings of music from one of his favorite composers. Mahler’s Eighth Symphony is commonly referred to as the Symphony of a Thousand due to the huge number of performers required on stage. Watch in awe as more than 400 musicians, chorus members and vocal soloists join together – complete with a special stage extension – for a once-in-a-lifetime, powerful experience of music. Nashville Symphony: News Releases Nashville Symphony Announces 2010/11 Concert Season January 10, 2010 Mahler's mammoth Eighth Symphony, known as "Symphony of a Thousand," opens the season as the orchestra’s most ambitious undertaking to date. Soul and R&B legend Michael McDonald opens the Bank of America Pops Series, which also includes headliners Jewel, Peter Cetera, Lorrie Morgan and Broadway star Michael Cavanaugh.

The SunTrust Classical Series includes appearances by pianist André Watts and violinist Robert McDuffie, and features performances of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, Holst's The Planets and Philip Glass' Violin Concerto No. 2 "American Four Seasons." GRAMMY® Award-winning saxophonist David Sanborn and world-renowned guitarist Al DiMeola headline the Adams and Reese Jazz Series. For the Nashville Symphony's fifth year inside Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero will lead the orchestra through a 2010/11 season filled with time-honored and brand-new classical works; an impressive lineup of guest artists and conductors; and pops and jazz offerings from some of the top headlining acts in the world. Among the many guests visiting Laura Turner Concert Hall are André Watts, Robert McDuffie, Michael McDonald, Jewel, French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie, Leonard Slatkin, Peter Cetera, Olga Kern, violinist Chee-Yun, Lorrie Morgan, Michael Cavanaugh, British cellist Steven Isserlis, David Sanborn, Al DiMeola, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

The Nashville Symphony also performs a world-premiere by Nashville-based composer Conni Ellisor and two brand-new works by Daniel Bernard Roumain and Avner Dorman — all composers celebrated for bringing a distinctive, contemporary sensibility to orchestral music. "With Giancarlo Guerrero now entering his second year as Music Director, the Symphony is poised for a tremendous season of great music spanning multiple genres," said Alan D. Valentine, President and CEO of the Nashville Symphony. "We have again planned the kind of season which the Nashville community and the music world at large have come to expect from the Nashville Symphony." Music Director Guerrero added, "Mahler's Eighth Symphony, a rare and impressive undertaking, offers a taste of the bold and exciting new direction of this organization.

Add in world-class guest artists like pianist André Watts and pops and jazz headliners like Michael McDonald, Jewel and guitarist Al DiMeola, and I think it’s safe to say that this will be our best season yet." OPENING WEEKEND September 10 & 12, 2010: MAHLER'S EIGHTH SYMPHONY To open its 2010/11 season, the Nashville Symphony presents what is perhaps the most artistically and logistically ambitious undertaking in the organization's history – Mahler's immense, landmark Eighth Symphony. Almost never performed live due to its sheer size, the epic piece is one of the most breathtaking works in the entire classical repertoire, bringing together an immense orchestra, two large mixed choirs, a children's chorus, organ, offstage brass and eight vocal soloists. Literally hundreds of performers will be on the stage of Laura Turner Concert Hall. An exuberant affirmation of life, the work embodies Mahler's own statement that "the symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything." The Nashville Symphony will perform Mahler's Eighth twice over three days, on September 10 & 12.

SUNTRUST CLASSICAL SERIES AND CLASSICAL SPECIAL EVENTS The Nashville Symphony's 2010/11 SunTrust Classical Series hosts an outstanding list of guest artists, including pianists André Watts, Louis Lortie, Robert Levin, Olga Kern and Kirill Gerstein; cellist Steven Isserlis; and violinists Stefan Jackiw, Robert McDuffie and Chee-Yun. The lineup of guest conductors includes Leonard Slatkin, Nicholas McGegan, Mario Venzago and Günther Herbig. Once again, the Nashville Symphony's 2010/11 classical programming maintains a balance of classical favorites and less-familiar works by deserving composers. The favorites include Classical Series opener Beethoven's Concerto for Piano No. 5 "Emperor" featuring André Watts; Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, popularized through Disney's Fantasia; Bach's Suite for Orchestra No. 3; Mozart's Concerto for Piano No. 22; Holst's The Planets; Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2 "Little Russian"; Rachmaninoff's Concerto for Piano No. 2; Dvořák's Symphony No. 8; and Mahler's Symphony No.

2, featuring soloists Janice Chandler Eteme and Frederica von Stade, who performed two movements from Mahler's Second with the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Inaugural Gala in 2006. Renowned for programming and recording American classical repertoire, as well as contemporary music from other countries, the Nashville Symphony will continue to support cutting-edge work. Highlights include pieces by such prominent modern-day composers as Philip Glass, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Richard Danielpour and Conni Ellisor. One major highlight of the Nashville Symphony's Classical Special Events is the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, a widely recorded ensemble famous for choosing to perform without a conductor, coming October 12, 2010. BANK OF AMERICA POPS SERIES Headed up by Resident Conductor Albert-George Schram, the 2010/11 Bank of America Pops Series will showcase a rich variety of some of the most popular names in American music performing alongside our very own Nashville Symphony. This coming year, we are tapping some of the Nashville music community's biggest-name talent.

Kicking things off is legendary soul singer Michael McDonald (September 23-25, 2010), the distinctive voice behind some of pop music's most unforgettable songs, including "What a Fool Believes," "Takin' It to the Streets" and "I Keep Forgettin'." Other highlights of the eight-part series include Gershwin "Here to Stay" (October 14-16, 2010), an evening highlighting George Gershwin's most popular tunes, including his song collaborations with brother Ira; Jewel (November 11-13, 2010), featuring the singer-songwriter performing her pop and country hits of the past two decades; Peter Cetera (January 13-15, 2011), presenting the legendary lead-singer of the group Chicago and successful solo artist; Broadway Rocks!

(February 24-26, 2011), a collection of high-energy rock and pop songs originally featured on the Broadway stage; The Sound of Philadelphia (March 31, April 1-2, 2011), featuring the dynamic group Spectrum in a look back at the signature sound of Philadelphia soul as created during the 1970s; Michael Cavanaugh Sings the Music of Bill Joel (May 5-7, 2011), an evening with the GRAMMY®-nominated star of Billy Joel's Broadway musical Movin' Out; and Lorrie Morgan (May 26-28), one of country music's finest performers. ADAMS AND REESE JAZZ SERIES Now entering its fifth year, the 2010/11 Adams and Reese Jazz Series offers in-demand performers representing a rich tapestry of jazz styles, maintaining Schermerhorn Symphony Center's role as the city's leading presenter of live jazz music. First, there is GRAMMY®-winning saxophonist David Sanbourn (October 8, 2010).

Then we welcome Al Di Meola (March 18, 2011), one of jazz music's most gifted and versatile guitarists. A third event in the series will soon be announced. ANN & MONROE CARELL FAMILY TRUST PIED PIPER SERIES Fun as well as educational, the Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Pied Piper Series performances offer an engaging one-hour concert based on musical themes, which are suitable for children of all ages. Pre-concert activities take place one hour before each performance. During the 2010/11 season, the Nashville Symphony under the direction of Assistant Conductor Kelly Corcoran will explore Halloween in Space (October 30, 2010), a musical journey through the night skies presented in collaboration with the Adventure Science Center; A Flicker of Light on a Winter's Night (December 18, 2010), a celebration of our best-loved holiday traditions, from Christmas trees to dreidels; The Listener (February 26, 2011), a comic look at “the art of listening” featuring Magic Circle Mime Company; and Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

(April 30, 2011), a symphonic safari that will include music from The Lion King and other-animal themed works. TICKETING INFORMATION Season tickets are available now. Prices for the 2010/11 SunTrust Classical Series range from $236 to $1,251 (box seats/all 14 concerts); the Bank of America Pops Series from $277 to $853; the Adams and Reese Jazz Series from $107 to $275; and The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Pied Piper Series at $95 for adults and $50 for children. For more information or to buy season tickets, please call 615.687.6401 or visit Tickets to individual concerts will go on sale July 17. SPONSORS Nashville Symphony's Classical Series is made possible through the generous support of SunTrust; the Pops Series is made possible by Bank of America; the Jazz Series is made possible by Adams and Reese, LLP; and the Pied Piper Series is made possible by the Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust.

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Question: Which composer’s Eighth Symphony is known as ‘The Symphony of a Thousand’?
Answer: Gustav Mahler