Symphonie no. 8, Gustav Mahler

Type

Label

Symphonie no. 8, Gustav Mahler

Note

Deutsche Grammophon: 445 843-2 (445 844-2--445 845-2)For 3 sopranos, 2 altos, tenor, baritone, bass, children's chorus, 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 discsProgram notes in English by Donald Mitchell and texts in German and Latin with English translations (28 p. : ports.) inserted in container

Capture and storage technique

digital storage

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

Control number

2894458432

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

Groove width pitch

not applicable

Issue number

445 843-2 -- Deutsche Grammophon445 844-2--445 845-2 -- Deutsche Grammophon

Kind of cutting

not applicable

Kind of disc cylinder or tape

mass produced

Kind of material

plastic with metal

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 audio discs (82 min.), digital, stereophonic, 4 3/4 in.

Special playback characteristics

digital recording

Specific Material Designation

sound disc

Speed

1.4m. per second (discs)

System control number

.b13234675

Tape configuration

not applicable