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Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a thousand'

Composer: Gustav Mahler
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Performers: St Paul's Cathedral Boys' Choir
Conductor: JiΕ™Γ­ BΔ›lohlΓ΅vek
Date of broadcast: 16 July 2010

Mahler said he'd created 'a new symphonic universe' with this composition. Deploying hundreds of singers, numerous soloists and a vast orchestra musically affirm his testament of redemption through love.

Composer: Gustav Mahler
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus
Performers: St Paul's Cathedral Boys' Choir
Performers: Westminster Abbey Choir
Performers: Westminster Cathedral Choristers
Performers: Crouch End Festival Chorus
Performers: Sydney Philharmonia Choir
Performer: Mardi Byers (Soprano)
Performer: Twyla Robinson (Soprano)
Performer: Malin Christensson (Soprano)
Performer: Stephanie Blythe (Mezzo-soprano)
Performer: Kelley O’Connor (Mezzo-soprano)
Performer: Nikolai Schukoff (Tenor)
Performer: Hanno Muller-Brachmann (Bass)
Performer: Tomasz Konieczny (Bass)
Conductor: JiΕ™Γ­ BΔ›lohlΓ΅vek
Recording date: 16 July 2010
Date of broadcast: 16 July 2010

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