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About Symphony no. 8 in E flat major "Symphony of a Thousand"

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16-Jul-2010
Royal Albert Hall
Mahler's 8th at the First Night of the Proms
Image credit: David KarlinIn spite of Mahler's disapproval, his eighth symphony is forever tagged as the "Symphony of a Thousand" because of the immense choirs which perform it. Last night's performance, the first night of the 2010 Proms, made a magnificent sight, with red and purple-robed boy choristers below the great Royal Albert Hall organ behind an extended BBC Symphony Orchestra, flanked by hundreds of singers from choirs from London to Australia.
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