Thierry Fischer & Utah Symphony, Mormon Tabernacle Choir Mahler Symphony No.8 (2 Hybrid Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD)

Brilliant Audiophile 5.1 Surround Sound!
The Utah Symphony Orchestra is one of America's premier symphony orchestras and one of the leading cultural organizations in the Intermountain region. It is internationally recognized for its distinctive performances, dedication to music education programs, history, and legacy. Together with the internationally renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the musicians present an exciting and authentic interpretation of Mahler's Symphony No. 8, "Symphony of a Thousand", recorded in February 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Thierry Fischer, Music Director of the Utah Symphony Orchestra since 2009, has revitalized the ensemble with creative programs and critically acclaimed performances that have consistently garnered full houses. Highlights of his tenure include a complete symphony cycle by Mahler in memory of former Utah Symphony Music Director, Maurice Abravanel. The double hybrid multi-channel SACD with HDCD encoding will be released by the label Fresh! by Reference Recordings.
The Utah Symphony is one of America's major symphony orchestras and a leading cultural organization in the Intermountain West. It is recognized internationally for its distinctive performances, commitment to music education programs, history and recording legacy. Maestro Thierry Fischer conducts as they join with the internationally-renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir, to present a thrilling and authoritative interpretation of the immense Mahler Symphony No.8, "Symphony of a Thousand."
This release was recorded live in February 2016, from concerts in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah, sponsored by the O.C. Tanner Gift of Music. This organization was founded over 30 years ago through the combined vision of Obert C. Tanner and Gordon B. Hinckley, to share performances of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Utah Symphony, as a gift to the community.
Reference Recordings joins Utah Symphony in thanks to their 75th Anniversary Signature Sponsor, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, and to Ken and Carolyn Gardner, their 75th Anniversary Mahler Cycle Sponsors, and to Jack Wheatley, their Recording Sponsor, for making this recording possible.
"The orchestra have never sounded better, with a notably fine wind choir. Soundmirror, responsible for recording and post-production under Reference Recordings' aegis, have captured the famous acoustic of the Mormon Tabernacle with remarkable skill... This Mahler Eighth may not replace your favourite, be it by Horenstein or Stokowski, Bernstein or Solti, Sinopoli or Abbado, but it will surely complement any of them in its grand trajectory, intelligence, clarity and beautiful sound." - Patrick Rucker, Gramophone
"While no recording can equal the impact of the Symphony No.8 performed live, the Utah Symphony certainly captures the intense visceral power and thrilling majesty of Mahler's creation, so much so that this authoritative interpretation feels like the next best thing to hearing it in person." - Ron Schepper, Textura, February 2018

Features:

• Double Disc
• Super Audio CD
• SACD 5.1 Multi-Channel SACD Layer
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
• HDCD
• Made in Germany
  

Musicians:

• Mormon Tabernacle choir
• Mack Wilberg, music director
• The Madeleine Choir School
• Utah Symphony
• Thierry Fischer, conductor
  

Selections:

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Symphony No.8 in E-flat Major
Part I - Hymnus: Veni, Creator Spiritus
Disc 1
1. Veni, creator spiritus
2. Orchestra Interlude - Infirma nostri corporis
3. Accende lumen sensibus
4. Reprise: Veni, creator spiritus
5. Gloria Patri Domino
Part II: Final Scene from "Faust"
Disc 2
1. Poco Adagio
2. Waldung, sie schwankt heran
3. Ewiger Wonnebrand
4. Gerettet ist das edle Glied vom Bosen
5. Hier ist die Aussicht frei
6. Auberst lagsam. Adagissimo - Dir, der Unberuhrbaren
7. Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche
8. Komm! Komm! hebe dich zu hohern Spharen!
9. Alles Vergangliche ist nur ein Gleichnis