Mahler Symphony No. 8 – Klaus Mäkelä & Concertgebouworkest
Gloria! Gloria! The end of the first movement of Mahler’s Eighth. A piece truly unlike anything else. Rarely performed – this was Mahler’s ultimate attempt to capture the intangible in music. Magnificently performed yesterday at the Mahler Festival by:
Concertgebouworkest
Groot Omroepkoor
Laurens Symfonisch
Le Chœur de l’Orchestre de Paris
Nationaal Kinderkoor
Nationaal Jongenskoor
Klaus Mäkelä
Hailey Clark, soprano
Golda Schultz, soprano
Miriam Kutrowatz, soprano
Jennifer Johnston, mezzosoprano
Okka von der Damerau, Mezzosopran
Giorgio Berrugi, tenor
Michael Nagy, bariton
Tareq Nazmi, bas
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