Superb authoritative edition of massive, complex "Symphony of a Thousand." Powerful synthesis of motet, dramatic cantata, oratorio, song cycle and symphony, scored for an ensemble of orchestra, eight solo voices, a double chorus, a boys' choir, and organ. Unabridged republication of the edition published by Izdatel'stvo "Muzyka," Moscow, 1976. Translation of texts. Glossary.
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Mahler 8 full score and libretto,
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This review is from: Symphony No. 8 In Full Score (Dover Music Scores) (Paperback)
This is the complete unabridged score for full orchestra, choirs and soloists. Presented in 256 pages with accompanying text and translation, glossary, and instruments and voices, this would be the conductor's copy.
The opening organ chord fills the air with such tremendous expectancy that one senses that this is a piece of music quite unlike any other. As the music unfolds and the choir make their entrance into the foray, I am suddenly conscious in a way I have never noticed before, as if I'm about to embark on a journey into unknown and unfamiliar regions of my mind. The first movement appears to describe death of the glorious kind, and for those twenty six minutes I am transported to a world that would embrace the very nature of Heavenly arrival. Following the score while listening to the actual sound, and one is liable to get lost in the technicalities, especially since the choirs are not always singing the same thing at the same time. Sometimes they sing words and phrases that are unexpected. Best to forget the manuscript and just listen to the music. It is, after all, what Mahler would have wanted.
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It's the full, complete score,
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This review is from: Symphony No. 8 In Full Score (Dover Music Scores) (Paperback)
I'm getting older, so I need to use glasses when reading music now. This score isn't the same as having the score in sheet music on your stand, where the typeface is larger. So using it to play would be difficult, in my opinion. You'd want the sheet music if you were performing it. However, as other reviewers so well noted, this score is excellent for those who know how to read music but haven't performed this piece (unfortunately, including me too). It's amazing when listening to Mahler's 8th how much is going on that you don't hear in a recording. Even if you've had the priveledge of hearing it performed live (a rarity since it requires massive orchestral and choral forces, not to mention other instruments, and that cost $$$), you still cannot take in every musical nuance that is going on. Having the score in front of you while listening brings this out. For me, I can't even imagine how Mahler conceived and wrote this piece; it is so complex and moving. And to know that he received such incredible praise at its debut, the orchestra applauding and the children's choir singing his name at fff as he passed them, when he didn't have much praise as a composer warms the heart. I would have given anything to have been in the audience at the debut performance, with artist luminaries, dignataries and royalty present. I guess it was destined that he died within a year of writing it.
As some reviewers said earlier, this score is indespensible for starving college students and musicians.
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great score,
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lovely score, recieved very promptly and in perfect condition- all the way to New Zealand.
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