A Universe of Sound: Recording Mahler’s Symphony No. 8
October 17th, 2009 | 
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Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release their new CD, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 on August 25 on SFSMedia. Watch production footage and hear insights about the challenges of putting this large scale work to disc. Order your CD at www.shopsfsymphony.org or download from iTunes beginning August 11.
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Tags: mahler symphony no. 8, michael tilson thomas, san francisco symphony, sfsmedia
I saw Erin Wall …
I saw Erin Wall sing Mahler 2 with Houston, she is incredible!! I can’t wait to hear this CD, the orchestra sounds simply amazing on this video.
The sweep of the …
The sweep of the women’s chorus missed me by about 5 people! Can you re-edit the footage to include me, please? Only kidding. It is still great to have this to show my friends and family. Thanks for posting it on YouTube.
Holy crap! Look at …
Holy crap! Look at the timpanist at 6:42. !!!!!!!!!! There are like 2 feet between the drum and the top of the stroke!!!
You must check out …
You must check out the Venezuelan conductor who replaced Dudamel in the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra. His name is Christian Vasquez and he did Maher Second Symphony, “Resurrection”
Cut and paste, “vasquez mahler 2″
He has memorized the entire score. Just amazing. He is only 25yo.
hello Zakster44,
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hello Zakster44,
There are no plans to release Mahler 8 on DVD, we only shot this Promo video, not the entire concert. Glad you enjoyed it and hope you like the recording.
Was the concert …
Was the concert footage part of the whole symphony? If so, are there any plans to release it on DVD?
Heard this piece …
Heard this piece live in Cincinnati in May, it keeps the audience spellbound. This is more proof that MTT is a great Mahlerian, and a great conductor!
Go Eric!
Go Eric!
Inspiring!
(rushes …
Inspiring!
(rushes off to find credit card)
This is so awesome. …
This is so awesome. I have Seattle Symphony’s recording of M8 sitting on my desk right now. A tremendous work; i’m looking forward to ordering SFS’s recording. I LOVE watching MTT; he is a true national treasure, and was so beloved of Bernstein who is probably responsible for our knowledge of Mahler. A great video!
Fantastic.
Fantastic.
this is awesome! …
this is awesome! thank you soo much for the upload!!
You should’ve done …
At least No. 3. I never saw the greatness in No. 8. I did, however, in Nos. 1, 5, 6 and 7.
You should’ve done this with all of them.