Archive for Mahler
Michael Cookson Reviews Utah Symphony’s Mahler Symphony No. 8
Critic Michael Cookson offers MusicWeb International‘s second review for Thierry Fischer, the Utah Symphony, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s recording of Mahler: Symphony No. 8. “Any performance of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony ‘Symphony of a Thousand’ is an event, owing to the large orchestral and choral forces plus vocal soloists required to present the work. … The Eighth Symphony is Mahler’s pantheistic vision of life and the universe with which Thierry Fischer here conducts his vast…
ArkivMusic Spotlights Mahler Symphony No. 8
ArkivMusic.com has their spotlight turned on the Utah Symphony and Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s recording of Mahler Symphony No. 8! Not only have they featured it in their email newsletter, they also have it on sale and available as an early exclusive! “Conducted by Thierry Fischer, the two ensembles provide an authoritative interpretation of Mahler’s beloved fusion of song and symphony. Reference Recordings provides this live recording from 2016 that does full justice to the immensity…