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Performance on 3: Mahler Symphony Cycle: Episode 8

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Episode 8

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Mahler Symphony Cycle, Episode 8

Mark Elder conducts the Halle, BBC Philharmonic and choirs in Mahler's Symphony No 8.

Ian Skelly presents organist Olivier Latry improvising on the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus, and Mark Elder conducting the Halle, BBC Philharmonic and choirs in Mahler's Symphony No 8.

Presented by Ian Skelly.

Mahler from Manchester: Symphony No.8, "Symphony of a Thousand".

Bringing together the combined forces of the HallÃ©, the BBC Philharmonic, four choirs and a first-class roster of vocal soloists, Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler's most monumental symphony. Its epic dimensions and staggering vision, requiring a vast number of performers including blazing brass around the balconies, have earned it the reputation of a work of Olympian proportions. To quote Mahler himself: " imagine the whole universe beginning to ring and resound."

The words combine the medieval hymn 'Veni, Creator Spiritus' and a setting of the final scene of the Goethe's Faust. The performance is preceded by an organ improvisation on the symphony's 'Veni, Creator Spiritus' theme by Olivier Latry, one of the foremost organists of our time. 

OLIVIER LATRY Improvisation on 'Veni Creator Spiritus' 
MAHLER Symphony No.8, Symphony of a Thousand

Olivier Latry (organ)
Claire Rutter (soprano) 
Aga Mikolaj (soprano)
Anita Watson (soprano)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano)
Peter Hoare (tenor)
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
James Creswell (bass)

HallÃ© Choir
HallÃ© Children's Choir
HallÃ© Youth Choir
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
BBC Philharmonic
HallÃ© Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder (conductor)

Followed by: The art of organ improvisation - Jean Langlais improvises on Veni Creator Spiritus.

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Manchester's orchestras perform the entire series of Mahler's symphonies

Series featuring the entire series of Mahler's Symphonies performed by Manchester's orchestras at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, celebrating 150 years since Mahler's birth

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