| Description |
2 audio discs (80 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Playing Time |
007915 |
| Series |
Digital classics
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| Note |
Philips: 410 607-2 (410 608-2--410 609-2). |
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Sung in Latin (1st movement) and German (remainder). |
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The 1st movement a setting of the hymn Veni Creator spiritus ; the 2nd a setting of the final scene from Goethe's Faust. |
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Title on container: Symphony of a thousand = Symphonie der Tausend = Symphonie des mille. |
| Performer |
Faye Robinson, Judith Blegen, Deborah Sasson, sopranos ; Florence Quivar, Lorna Myers, contraltos ; Kenneth Riegel, tenor ; Benjamin Luxon, baritone ; Gwynne Howell, bass ; Tanglewood Festival Chorus ; Boston Boy Choir ; Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded in Boston Nov. 1980. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Program notes by Michael Steinberg and Karl Schumann in English, French, and German and text in Latin, English, French, and German (83 p.) inserted in container. |
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GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Symphonies.
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Choruses (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 -- Musical settings.
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| Added Author |
Robinson, Faye. Performer.
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Blegen, Judith. Performer.
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Sasson, Deborah. Performer.
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Quivar, Florence. Performer.
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Myers, Lorna. Performer.
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Riegel, Kenneth. Performer.
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Luxon, Benjamin. Performer.
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Howell, Gwynne. Performer.
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Ozawa, Seiji, 1935-2024. Conductor.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performer.
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Boston Boy Choir. Performer.
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Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Performer.
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| Added Title |
Symphonies, no. 8, E♭ major
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Symphony of a thousand. |
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Symphonie der Tausend. |
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Symphonie des mille. |
| Standard No. |
2894106072 |
| Music No. |
410 607-2 (410 608-2, 410 609-2) Philips |
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