Symphonie no. 8, Gustav Mahler

Type

Label

Symphonie no. 8, Gustav Mahler

Note

For eight soloists (three sopranos, two altos, tenor, baritone, bass), boys' choir, mixed chorus, and orchestraThe 1st movement a setting of the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus; the 2nd a setting of the final scene from Goethe's FaustCompact discsDeutsche Grammophon: 445 843-2 (on discs: 445 844-2--445 845-2)Program notes in English by Donald Mitchell and texts in German and Latin with English translations ([28] pages : portraits) in container

Capture and storage technique

digital storage

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

Groove width pitch

not applicable

Issue number

445 843-2 -- Deutsche Grammophon445 844-2 -- Deutsche Grammophon (disc 1)445 845-2 -- Deutsche Grammophon (disc 2)

Kind of cutting

not applicable

Kind of disc cylinder or tape

mass produced

Kind of material

plastic with metal

Lccn

99591883

Participant note

Cheryl Studer, Sylvia McNair, Andrea Rost, sopranos ; Anne Sofie von Otter, Rosemarie Lang, altos ; Peter Seiffert, tenor ; Bryn Terfel, baritone ; Jan-Hendrik Rootering, bass ; Rundfunkchor Berlin ; Prager Philharmonischer Chor ; Tölzer Knabenchor ; Berliner Philharmoniker ; Claudio Abbado, conductor

Physical Description

2 sound discs (1 hr., 21 min., 20 sec.), digital, stereo., 4 3/4 in.

Special playback characteristics

digital recording

Specific Material Designation

sound disc

Speed

1.4m. per second (discs)

System control number

1170831(Sirsi) o33233227(OCoLC)33233227

Tape configuration

not applicable