Summary: "FP of Mahler's ;Symphony opf A Thousand' [1910]" Mahler’s Eighth is the last of his works to be premiered in his lifetime. The occasion was a triumph—"easily Mahler's biggest lifetime success," according to biographer Robert Carr. The nickname “Symphony of A Thousand” comes from the amassed forces in Munich. It is not in fact certain that more than 1,000 performers participated in the Munich premiere. La Grange enumerates a chorus of 850 (including 350 children), 157 instrumentalists and the eight soloists, to give a total of 1,015. However, Carr suggests that there is evidence that not all the Viennese choristers reached the hall and the number of performers may therefore not have reached 1,000. More info in our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/MahlerSymphonyNo.8Solti [First Time on our podcasting channel]
