'The beginning, middle and end of Mahler's first-movement hymn to the creator spirit blaze with unsurpassable, open-toned fervour' David Nice
Mahler Symphony No. 8 Manuela Uhl, Julianna di Giacomo, Kiera Duffy, Brian Mulligan etc; Coro Sinfónico Juvenil Simón Bolívar de Venezuela; Ninos Cantores de Venezuela; Schola Cantorum de Venezuela; Schola Juvenil de Venezuela/Lourdes Sanchez & López Gómez; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel; dir. Michael Beyet
DG 073 4884 (NTSC System; dts-5.1; 16.9 Picture Format) 90:00 mins
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