Riccardo Chailly & Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra: Mahler 8
Riccardo Chailly
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soloists: Erika Sunnegardh (Soprano), Ricarda Merbeth (Soprano), Christiane Oelze (Soprano), Lioba Braun (Alto), Gerhild Romberger (Alto), Stephen Gould (Tenor), Dietrich Henschel (Baritone), Georg Zeppenfeld (Bass)
Choirs: MDR Rundfunkchor, Chor der Oper Leipzig, GewandhausChor, Thomanerchor Leipzig, GewandhausKinderchor
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major
Mahler’s Eighth Symphony is arguably the grandest and most ambitious piece of symphonic music ever written. The composer himself regarded it as his opus summum, and an incredible number of participants at the hugely successful Munich première in 1910 earned it the nickname “Symphony of a Thousand”. At Leipzig’s International Mahler Festival, Riccardo Chailly commanded almost 500 musicians, and the overwhelming result of their joint effort inspired the Leipzig-based and internationally renowned artist Neo Rauch to the painting for the cover of this DVD.
| Picture Format DVD: | NTSC 16:9 |
| Picture Format Blu-ray: | Full HD |
| Sound Formats DVD: | Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo |
| Sound Formats Blu-ray: | DTS HD Master Audio, PCM Stereo |
| Region Code: | 0 (worldwide) |
| Running Time: | 92:19 min |
| Number of Discs: | 1 |
| Disc Format: | DVD 9 |
| Blu-ray Format: | BD 25 |
| FSK: | 0 |
| Item Number DVD: | ACC20222 |
| Item Number Blu-ray: | ACC10222 |
| EAN Code DVD: | 42 6023483 019 4 |
| EAN Code Blu-ray: | 42 6023483 020 0 |
| DVD Release: | September 2011 |
| Blu-ray Release: | September 2011 |