Mahler, Gustav. (1860-1911)
Achte Symphonie - First Edition with Premiere Program
Vienna, Leipzig: Universal Edition. [1910]. First edition. Achte Symphonie. Klavierauszug mit Text nach der Partitur bearbeitet von J. V. v. Wöss. 211pp. fiolio, PN 2660. Fine copy in original blue cloth with a faux leather spine. A desirable early issue without the later added dedication to Alma Mahler. It is the first printed form of this mighty masterpiece, which was not published in full orchestral score until 1912. This fine copy is sold together here with a very rare original 4-page program from the first performance in Munich on 12 September 1910, conducted by the composer himself.The Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler is one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire. Because it requires huge instrumental and vocal forces it is frequently called the "Symphony of a Thousand", although the work is generally performed with fewer than a thousand, and Mahler himself did not sanction the name. The work was composed in a single inspired burst, at Maiernigg in southern Austria in the summer of 1906. The last of Mahler's works that was premiered in his lifetime, the symphony was a critical and popular success when he conducted its first performance. (7952)
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