Mahler's 8th symphony Finale

greates and most powerfull finale ver writtren in the history of music

[@bensonmowrey2367]

From Spotify: “‘Imagine the universe beginning to sing and resound’, wrote Mahler of his Symphony No. 8, The Symphony of a Thousand. ‘It is no longer human voices; it is planets and suns revolving.” Mahler is a genius.

[@bobsutton4320]

Mahler's Eighth Symphony is the proof that my university band director was right: you can never have too much brass.

[@MOGGS1942]

Mahler loved his brass.

[@martinpooley3944]

I think Sibelius knew that, too!

[@itsblitz4437]

Well your university band director knew his music!

[@theoh.8361]

Aproved.🤣

[@olivermacdonald5081]

Quite right! just ask any army officer!

[@Gregory0214]

I got the chance to sing this great finale in the choir with 999 other singers at Quebec City Canada, one experience that I will never forget.

[@frankieperussault9474]

I am interested in emigrating from France to Québec. Would you be my facebook friend to give me some advice. Je suis bilingue et grand-mère.

[@Operafreak9]

My God. This and Quebec too.! I would have expired from spiritual over intoxication.

[@akshatgupta5722]

There were 1000 people!!!!???

[@Hamish_Wright]

@@akshatgupta5722 It's referred to as the "Symphony of a Thousand" for a reason.

[@return2earthvideochannel]

Quite extraordinary that a human being created this.

[@loadeddice4696]

Humans can do anything

[@jmitterii2]

Well... it's fit for our tonal hearing. So it would have to come from us or other animals with the same tonal hearing. Basically, it could only come from us. Unless there are other beings about with the same tonal hearing.

[@f.p.2010]

He wasn't human tho

[@bestermann8387]

@@jmitterii2 don’t try to rationalize everything. It takes away the spark in life.

[@joshuajacobtaylor]

check out the finale to Mahler’s #2

[@TheSorub]

just read the comments what people need to understand is, that this a National YOUTH Orchestra, they meet together for short time and manage to play this stunning work to such a high standard, Bravo is what i say. I know your founder Vaughan Willaims would be proud.

[@jmitterii2]

I was thinking wow, they're all young kids. Looked up other performances... this one was well orchestrated the only few to have a timpani and base drum both tremolo, and the way the trombones and trumpets come in at 4:12 smoothly without delay... the others all sound like they take a breath pause to ensure they come in together those others slightly seem to lose momentum. Well played and orchestrated... so far the best on youtube that I can find. Going to search for some more. I think this piece portion of the piece is played on one of Carl Sagan's Cosmos episode. Never knew what it was until just a few days ago from this in my recommended list. :) So far the kids have it, best one so far!

[@sfbirdclub]

Absolutely agree

[@privateperson8289]

Absolutely incredible!!!!! The size, the performance... Wow!! Imagine being there in the audience... Wow!!

[@hillcresthiker]

Rafe Vaughn Williams thought Mahler was a decent" composer but not more!

[@sebastian-benedictflore]

Yes but also it's a little misleading to say they meet for a short time. Youth orchestras rehearse way more than professional orchestras but yes this is extremely impressive, given that Mahler symphonies are already incredibly difficult in general, let alone symphony 8.

[@PedroTeixeira1958]

I feel sad when I think there are people who are born and die without ever hearing this

[@PSchortborgh]

Pedro Teixeira I agree. I think the same all the times I hear it.

[@offyougonow1007]

+ Pedro Teixeira + Carlos Schortborgh + Java Javi: Your beautiful words so bless my spirit and I thank you for sharing the sensitive contents of your hearts! Contrary to what some say in these comments, Gustav Mahler firmly believed that God gave him the gift of music and that his inspiration (when he composed) came directly from His Heavenly Father. Mahler only lived to be 50 days short of age 51, but he was deeply spiritual from his early youth. He made poor grades in his elementary classes (as is true of many geniuses), but his favorite subjects and the two that he excelled in were Music and Religious Studies. He also as a child grew up singing in a Catholic choir directed by his next door neighbor, Mr. Fisher. Gustav was Jewish, but I think he seldom recognized that until he was much older. You may know too that he converted to Roman Catholicism at age 36. It is speculated that he did that to secure his employment at the Vienna Court Opera, but I believe differently, having studied his life to great depths. I'm quite sure that Mahler felt the hand of God on his life from his earliest recollections. And yes, because he had an eclectic and probing mind, he examined his faith from every conceivable angle. That too is evident in his music and in his history, as he grew and matured. His wife remarked once that Mahler was so fond of churches that he couldn't pass one without going inside. Indeed Mahler had a deep and profound love of God and one of his favorite statements was crafted from Scripture: "God is love; and Love is God." Do you realize that Mahler read his Bible constantly and could quote from it throughout various recorded conversations he was engaged in? His depth of faith is beautifully expressed too, in his Third. It thrills me that it blesses the lives of so many of us, these centuries later! But music composed by The Almighty, through Gustav Mahler would do that, wouldn't it? May God continue to bless you splendid gentlemen! You're made my day and again, I thank you!

[@fernandoleao6212]

Well, everyone believes whatever he wants, faith is something that blinds people

[@yoan6911]

Maybe it blinds people but if it can makes them write such a beautiful music then it's totally worth it!! Faith is one thing. But it depends on what you do with it. It can either push you to make the world a much better place, or on the other hand, push you to behave like a monster.

[@jgesselberty]

Fernando leão Faith is something that binds people. Fixed your post.

[@austinmccoy9743]

The gong and cymbal clash at 4:39 is hands down one of the best sounds I've ever heard, and I wish that note sounded this magnificent in every recording of this piece.

[@vinskilindqvist4554]

Agreed. Are you a percussionist too?

[@austinmccoy9743]

@@vinskilindqvist4554 Nope, actually a cellist, but a big fan of percussion, and someone who really appreciates fantastic percussion.

[@faaip0de0oaid]

I entered to heaven

[@guitari-guitartuition1369]

It’s a gong 👍🏽

[@peivandryks5217]

The 9th symphony of Beethoven will always be the most beautiful, powerful, outstanding, sublime piece of classical music I've ever listened to

[@charliezandieh8946]

This is easily the most beautiful 5 minutes of music I have ever heard in my entire life. I literally cannot stop listening to it. Thank you Gustav Mahler for showing me life’s utter beauty

[@christophmessner6450]

I feel the same.....

[@AndrewLumsden]

Now listen to the whole piece in its entirety!

[@music4ever229]

It truly is a masterpiece! My most favorite piece of music ever. Had the pleasure of singing it a few years back in a NYC cathedral, and it was the most amazing, powerful transcending experience of my life!

[@robrobson6187]

4:05 the guy absolutely SOBBING to the left of Rattle, I feel that my guy

[@Musicolette]

"When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one." ~Gustav Mahler~

[@marije179]

I cried when it was over bc "wtf did I just hear??" I couldn't believe how this happened lol. How does a normal evening turn into listening to one of the most emotional finales ever written?? I have no more words. Incredible

[@youdi-trucks]

I know right. I was super lucky I was able to see a Mahler symphony 8 live concert once. When the last note ended I had tear and endless smile on my face .

[@raywood1136]

I made the mistake of playing this first tonight. Now there's nothing else I can possibly listen to.

[@JanPBtest]

Try Bach and Monteverdi :-)

[@martinjeffery3590]

MAHLERS 2ND SYMPHONY WILL PUT YOU RIGHT

[@tchaffman]

I once excused myself from a late assignment in a university class because I explained to the professor that I was listening to Mahler’s Third Symphony a few hours before before class and got a bit too wrapped up in the music.

[@IntiFloyd]

@@tchaffman great, I'm not the only one who got wrapped into music and be unable to do anything else for hours.

[@9546aw]

Try Mahler "Adagito"

[@chibbersthesquirrel6189]

"Greatest and most powerful finale ever written in the history of music" You're not wrong.

[@bullshitman155]

Tchaikovsky's Pathetique

[@chibbersthesquirrel6189]

@@bullshitman155 Totally different emotions I guess. Tchaikovsky's 6th finale feels like sinking into despair, where this one is triumphant

[@balthazarnaylor5874]

@@chibbersthesquirrel6189 exactly. I was in a very dark place when I listened to that piece and I’ve never ever cried so muc

[@DynastieArtistique]

@@bullshitman155 The saddest ending to any piece of music in history

[@oskarfield8696]

Mahler 2?

[@itznoxy7193]

This has got to be the best performance of this I’ve ever heard. When I listen to other versions of it doesn’t even sound like the same piece.

[@MrUsername7376]

iTzNoxy And it’s a youth orchestra! Incredible

[@harmonyquinn2557]

2:04 their two voices were just beautiful. You can hear them even when everything else plays. Just stunning. There are no words.

[@JazzOperaOrchestra]

Thank you Gustav Mahler, for conveying to the world your emotion and your true potential to break the barriers of perception. A true artist allows other to feel what he/she are feeling, in this case an infinitely enigmatic state of euphoria that is not possibly achievable than through true genius and fascination of the mind. There is no limit to what one can accomplish. My tears are shed for you and for all who condone this true art of music. Shall it forever be loved by all.

[@offyougonow1007]

And thank you, JazzOperaOrchestra, for sharing your own beautifully clear emotions. I so admire your ability to express your thoughts. I believe you could write poetry -- possibly music, as well. And Yes, Yes, Yes: "Shall it forever be loved by all." Somewhere, I believe Gustav Mahler is smiling -- which if you study his photos is rare! Blessings to you AND to Mahler!

[@offyougonow1007]

To: JazzOperaOrchestra . . . I agree and I'm so glad to have read your inspiring words, 6 years later. They mirror your magnificent heart. Thank you for posting.

[@uriatare9927]

Very nice 😊

[@janel342]

@@uriatare9927 Maybe even Magnificent?

[@uriatare9927]

Immeasurable 😊

[@basedthoven]

When the organ kicks in at 3:24 shivers go down my whole body. Amazing.

[@kmk8284]

I was just closing my eyes for a bit and then I felt my eyes watering and then near the end I just went for a cry. Such beauty

[@bnschmdt]

Exactly. I didn’t actually think it would work

[@sharkhearted1]

Profound. Genius. Other-wordly. Mahler is/was one of the most evolved and inspired individuals on the planet...right up there with Einstein. ~Chris Norfolk, VA

[@offyougonow1007]

Well said, Christopher! And your wisdom (and taste in music) is "spot on"!

[@metalheadjock3513]

Both men, Einstein and Mahler were "rejects". Look who they turned out to be. I believe of Einstein, it was said, "You will amount to be nothing more than a class clown". I also read that Mahler was forced to convert from Judaism to Christianity if he was to conduct or have his works played. Mahler's 8th always leaves tears in my eyes...even when I'm playing it in a nationally known orchestra. It's amazing to see humans navigate their way through rejection and come out in a blaze of glory.

[@csleeo21]

Truly sublime in the fullest Kantian sense, a sound of thousand choir augmented by double orchestras pushed to the limits of sensibility. Can it be pushed any further without breaking into the ineffable? A splendid achievement.

[@williamrich7638]

Mahler's Symphony No. 8 - Movt. 1: The soul prays for grace, which comes down from God. Movt. 2: The saved soul ascends to heaven. - It's that simple.

[@carlooliverolayta1552]

That chord in 3:44 always gives me goosebumps! It’s a beautiful chord!

[@allpressinc]

Mahler's 8th Symphony Finale, has just taken my mind to another level... Outstanding!

[@jorgegarzaelli6238]

me too!!!

[@brianashdown2999]

I was fortunate enough to attend a full rehearsal of this symphony at the RAH in the early 1970s with Frubeck de Burgos conducting. To me that is the only venue where this symphony truly works, and thank god for The Proms

[@uuunderground]

When we receive the news that a comet is on path to destroy earth and impact is in 6 minutes. These 6 minutes of perfect music is what I want to hear going out.

[@samueltang7389]

The chord progression from 2:53-3:00 is majestic!

[@kotopec4978]

It's kinda weird without resolving, but after that does make sense

[@NozarMortazavi]

When performers exceed spectators in numbers. Huge work of greatness

[@xotan]

Back in 1992 I had the great experience of singing in the chorus in both the Mahler 8th and 2nd. Subsequently I was again blessed by having another shot at the 2nd. The only description I can give from a chorister's point of view is that they both raise one into a state of almost ecstasy. On reflection, remove the 'almost'.

[@scotgat]

I've read (somewhere, I don't know where) that Mahler's 8th Symphony is something akin to musical Nirvana. From a listener's point of view and non-musical professional, I know that is the effect it has on me.

[@4461marcello]

Well, if you like finali I suggest that you listen to this. A little knowledge of the plot would be of help. I have seen people totally bereft of classical music explode with joy. Wih all the respect to Mahler, of course. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4m7lJh3qLWBhKc

[@NathanJayDog]

I’ve played the 2nd and the 8th as a cellist - and I’ve done ecstasy. In the finale of the 8th I felt something beyond it. If there is a god Mahler has the same direct line as Beethoven and we all felt it the night we performed it. I’ve been chasing the dragon since.

[@mp4373]

I've been fortunate to sing in both. I think that my experience singing in the 8th will stay with me until I die.

[@annedonnellan6876]

I have been privileged to perform 2,nd on two occasions. One of my fellow choristers described the xperience as "orgasmic". Nobody contradicted him

[@gpraines]

Epic. Simply the greatest finale ever written.

[@christianlongobardi5438]

what about C. Saint-Saens 3rd?

[@carlvogt6162]

Bruckner 4 Finale

[@Herman6507]

Mahler's no.2?

[@imsohawtomdzii5869]

Beethoven 9?

[@noriemeha]

Yes and no.....thankfully. I want to go on looking for it.

[@fernandopellegrini8598]

I like how the maestro nods at the end, like: "yeap, yeap, that was amazing"

[@dianapitzer1489]

They say this is the type of music you will hear in the heavens......

[@Porn05Mouth]

It's so overwhelmingly beautiful I'm always reduced to a sobbing mess within the first minute or two.

[@BobWilson84]

The last remaining moments before this movement is absolutely astounding... It’s so quiet and beautiful before the epic finale

[@angelahalycion9583]

I wish I could have personally been there to hear this wonderful moment in music history...

[@rd3ster]

The Royal Albert Hall is probably the only indoor venue large enough to accommodate the 8th, and with that pipe organ.

[@jordanesewals]

Don't think so, Mahler did it in the Concert Gebouw Amsterdam

[@krrainey77]

I heard it once in the Barbican.- ridiculously cramped!

[@michaelmiller1215]

rd3ster And the Atlantic City Convention Center with the great Auditorium Organ’s restoration is complete.

[@mz4802]

Wiener Konzerthaus works as well!

[@zingzangspillip1]

I sang this work in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House, and we all fit very comfortably. Probably not as large a force as this, though.

[@gpeddino]

That amazing blast at 4:40 and the moments right after that never fail to make me teary-eyed.

[@RayBrookes1954]

Good Lord! How can one man conceive a work like this? Sheer genius.

[@mrhobbes10]

To think people live and die without hearing such a sublime gift of God.

[@sabrinaschantz]

5:24 the guy in the back that flipped his head back in ecstasy... me too.

[@erichstocker4173]

If you want the best background for Mahler, listen to the Bernstein Harvard lectures. His explanations are just superb. A real educator!

[@paulinacortes-delorenzo4490]

A glorious finale of a glorious composition! I'll take Mahler anytime, even in my sleep! An exceptional performance by these young musicians. I'm reminded by the youth orchestra of Caracas, Venezuela.

[@LaraOran]

This final must be the background music of heaven, if it's exists.

[@koko20467]

well said

[@icreatemyday]

+Lara Oran I just read the Afterlife of Billy Fingers and this is specifically mentioned toward the end of the book. I've had the recordings every since hearing it played in mid-70's.

[@westernshipway3115]

Hannibal Chévez But I hardly know you:)

[@carrievaillancourt9794]

Hi Sharon Warren. I just finished reading this book about a half hour ago. That is why I searched this Symphony. It is beautiful. Contact me if you would like to discuss the book please :)

[@katbos4995]

Carrie vaillancourt

[@francescopaolino373]

My soul is crying, one of the best sensation a person can try in his whole life. Thank you for the endless love you had carried in your music

[@bcing75]

Truly a monumental achievement of human glory and triumph over all adversity.

[@lucilarecart9749]

Thank you KZbin! I have been (not too actively) looking for this for 55 years! What a treat! Heard it at a concert at Penn State University in 1967...

[@gpeddino]

What an epic, lush, amazing ending. I'm a newbie to Mahler (this is the first thing I've ever heard of his) and there are tears running down my face.

[@SuperMahler2012]

This is absolutely amazing. Sends a shiver down my spine each time I hear this finale. One day, I heard this part of the symphony alone in my room, lights off, eyes closed, and I imagined myself ascending into Heaven on a starry night, holding hands with a friend. And the gates of Heaven opened to us. I could swear that I saw some light within my eyes, even though they were closed, in all of this. Now if only I could finish reading "Faust" and figure out how exactly he got into Heaven...

[@jovanaiovanovic5522]

This is one of the beauttiest things I've ever listened to !

[@jacofeneysey1679]

Wow, what a mighty piece of music!!!!!

[@anthonya13]

I can barely comprehend how this kids sound that good in the brass-super chops

[@louisianasunshine]

WOW! MY kind of music!

[@qwrhggnhmeut]

I heard this for the first time today, and realised I've been missing a trick! This has to be one of the greatest pieces of music on the face of the earth!

[@jackcrane7853]

Not only on the face but in inner earth, too

[@tre-sweeney]

Magnificent! I cried listening to this finale.

[@AmandaCaines]

I first heard this in the Royal Albert Hall when I was 17. I was invited to this Prom Concert to hear it again 30 years later. I was unable to attend but when the chorus sing Veni veni (come come) my heart melts. This is as good as music gets.

[@dianabarber8566]

Music IS the language of the soul

[@williamstock3167]

I've seen this symphony performed twice live in Davies Hall in San Francisco. The first time was in the series of opening month concerts using giant speakers before the Rufatti Organ was installed. The second was a similar series of concerts celebrating the new Rufatti Organ after its installation. Nothing beats hearing a work like this performed with the full force of a giant concert organ. You feel the deep vibrations of the organ and at the same time you can feel the rush of air from the organ coursing through the hall. I've never heard a recording that can do full justice like a live performance. And the symphony's nickname, the "Symphony of a Thousand", a title that Mahler countenanced, gives an idea of the scale of the overall work. The finale of Mahler's Symphony 2 is also on a grand scale. My wife, who's idea of classical music is mostly beautiful violin concertos and who eschews really heavy classical works like these, was overcome with emotion on hearing this symphony finale, saying "What a grand work!", a rare statement from her!

[@jmitterii2]

First time hearing this piece and section thanks youtube... was just casually listening to it and checking my emails, in the corner still had the video playing... when I saw the little ones stand up, thought jokingly to myself, ah oh, stuffs about to go down! But the joke was on me, because it did! Amazing! And that instrumental coda, was like listening to Mozart's Jupiter the entire song sounding like the finale ending, and then that coda being the coda of all coda's. Fast forward a few years now, this recording is the best so far since I have listened to on the internet. They have more feel and heart into it; they're listening to each other... the soloists sopranos like silk instead of screechy, and actually work to compliment the choir. Baritones blend with the entire orchestra. Trombone players chime in with good smooth non-mechanical support, timpani and bass drum and crash symbols on cue... they at least seem like they're really listening to each other and modifying accordingly along with the conductor's direction. Out of all the recordings, I always come back to this one. I don't think you can outdo this one. Just as you're done listening to this, you can't listen to anything else for a while... well nothing matches awesomeness.

[@Tomguitartist]

4:40 onwards is breathtaking. May be my favourite orchestral piece. Love a good finale.

[@TheHellboy419]

Couldn't agree more

[@offyougonow1007]

+Tom Gale - Great observation, Tom, though I'd be hard-pressed to choose one of Mahler's works of art as a favorite. I love them all!

[@joyride999]

To me it's like an ocean of sounds smashing onto rocks

[@Dylonely42]

Rattle was legendary here !!!!!!!

[@DoktorTTA]

it's 3:33 AM and i just discover this. i couldn't slept because i was desperate about everything. but sometimes, things happen to take you agin on the highway. Simply beauty. thank you

[@skoogadoo]

this is the single most beautiful piece of music i've ever heard.

[@SordidGuy]

If Heaven exists, this finale as well as Number Two must be what it sounds like there!!! GLORIOUS!!!!!!

[@offyougonow1007]

+ Michael Hurst - I have no doubt God adores you and that He admires your magnificent taste in the music of Mahler!

[@vkg8196]

Agreed! I’ve only just discovered this finale, having loved 2 for almost two decades. Fantastic, heavenly, emotional stuff!

[@christinebrown1652]

The mere glory of this music is proof to the world that God exists. Music is His creation and gift to this wretched world as a source of hope. He promised Paradise... truly this is it.

[@charleyhibschweiler4555]

Agreed

[@jorgegarzaelli6238]

Yessss the Paradise exits and I belive the Music is the way to get it.

[@aquagroove]

beautiful; sublime; heavenly; thanks for this posting

[@davidthetrombonist]

This is so beautiful it made me cry...

[@dorinapopescu5379]

Mahler a este un magnific!!!oare câți coristi participa la această capodopera muzicala?MONUMENTAL!!!BRAVO OOOOO! MULȚUMIRI TUTUROR,Asa ceva rar se scrie,rar se realizează, rar se asculta!!!👏👏👏💖

[@ColleenMEA]

If I make it to Heaven and the Good God says to me “You tried so very hard with your music in life, now sit down and listen to my angels,” wouldn’t be more satisfying. This is tremendous.

[@Imhissweetestsin]

IF human voices sound like this...just imagine what the angels must sound like!

[@jjmcoupebmw6557]

nothing

[@peterrowan9955]

Jjmcoupe bmw how edgy

[@johnellis6755]

This is the angels

Grow up....there's NO SUCH THING as angels......

[@stuf159]

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[@mrsfoodie9911]

I had the pleasure of hearing a live performance of this piece. IT WAS AMAZING!!! Will never forget being in a room with such beautiful sounds. 😍

[@kolias33]

So....so.....so wonderful! Never get tired to listen to this heavenly made piece of music! Thanks for sharing----

[@jacobkufangak.mashwelo9218]

Wow this is the best piece of music and choir my ears have ever listened to.

[@pwillener]

"greates[t] and most powerful finale [e]ver written in the history of music" - I couldn't agree more!

[@leswhitehouse]

Absolutely awesome. I've played this a few times and every time is thrilling.

[@TrabalRipoll]

Oooooooh!!!!! This is one of the best things I have seen lately. Thanks for posting.

[@scottmiller6495]

Mahler The Greatest Composer of Symphonies of all time Period !!!!!

[@mikenaughton4298]

I heard part of a rehearsal for this at the Hollywood Bowl in the middle 70's. The Horns were in towers to the rear and sides of the audience. (These were the days of Quadraphonics.) Eric Leinsdorf was conducting. The finale of this symphony can really set new internal high marks. It kind of blasts one into new places. Mahler was amazing.

[@luvmegan]

Sent chills down my spine. Too beautiful. Thank you.

[@jorgegarzaelli6238]

YESSSSSS...............!!!!!!!!!!!! The Paradise exist in here, our planet too. from Argentina thanks a lot!!!

[@Exodia64]

3:15 to 3:25... the anticipation built up over that one phrase, with thunderous clamour - allowing that final and most GLORIOUS illumination to burst forth, was tremendous.

[@gamerpianist3851]

Mahler,the master of epic music.

[@peterwilliams3570]

Had the privilege of being part of the First Night of the Proms with Wandsworth School Choir performing this epic work

[@emicyber]

I'm a big fan of his 1st and 2nd symphony and I've never listened to this. I'm listening this for the first time and my eyes are watered. What mankind were capable to do and transcend through all the years with music, it really amazes me. Damn, so fucking gorgeous.

[@hnywening6080]

It's summer weather, but oh the shivers and tingles...I might as well be in a freezer!

[@dearriba1]

This work goes beyond any other music ever composed!!! All instruments, including human voices, are perfectly integrated to sing the infinite power of love... There are many other beautiful classical works but this 8th. is the top: powerful and so delicate at the same time!

[@Lori1324]

All is forgiven, what divine mercy! how lovely, and tenderly it is done.

[@howardgolden968]

It seems impossible that youngsters could play like that, but here it is!!! Phenomenal! Thanks for posting.

[@matthewschatkowski4887]

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard!

[@richardwhitehouse2514]

To see this piece live is thrilling!

[@rafikbaladi6555]

Divine invention and spectacular and perfectly balanced performance. Rich, intriguing, refreshing and absolutely, incredibly awesome. Glorious

[@christopherhill2786]

What an amazing experience for these young musicians. The little boy in the children's chorus who turns to his friend when the percussion section plays in one loud section is endearing - imagine the thrill at his young age being among this - no doubt something he, and all the other incredible performers, will remember for ever. It would be great to read something from one of those performers!

[@ked4]

Probably the most powerful and emotionally evocative piece of classical/orchestral music I've heard. Edit: Now I think Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy, specifically the Svetlanov arrangement, played by the old Soviet orchestra is the most powerful etc. The last 3 minutes or so is crazy.

[@Mimi_113]

Agreed

[@chiefstrategist9826]

Sensational

[@slowloris4346]

Check out the 2nd obviously but also the finale of Schoenberg's Gurrelieder hits the same spot.

[@ked4]

@@slowloris4346 heard the 2nd, and it does nothing for me. I realize I'm in the minority with that. Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy, specifically the Svetlanov arrangement played by the old Soviet orchestra may have topped this 8th finale though for me.

[@slowloris4346]

@@ked4 Yes the poem of Ecstasy is unbelievable; I love it so much. I will check the Svetlanov arrangement. But check out Gurreleider's finale, also has a massive orchestra and the moment the whole choir comes in after the soloist finishes the last line of the poem with the lines "behold the sun" is a remarkable moment in an otherwise very long and meandering piece.

[@EvanYoungMusic]

I seriously cried after watching this ending... It was so powerful... These musicians are so amazing and so young... Very gifted... Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@josematos2160]

I can not stop hear this. I'fell so good

[@fi-d3319]

One of the greatest moments in the history of music. Makes me sob every d*mn time.

[@pattiepan]

Out of this world............fantastic

[@damnreferee]

I have To see this live in my life, it will paralyse me on my seat... so powerful...damn

[@pianonotes1010]

0:31 - Hello there Mr. Bass Voice

[@paulybarr]

It's a B flat below the bass clef!

[@willyqf123]

I frissoned to tears!

[@jorgegarzaelli6238]

MEE TOO!!!

[@60ruiter]

this is the most beautifull version

[@hbmp88]

This song brings me tears of joy...

[@wardropper]

THAT is the way to sing the horrifically demanding soprano solo "zieht uns hinan" at 1:55. I've never heard it more beautifully done, and it usually sounds excruciating - either strangled and vibrato-less, or belted out inappropriately loudly. Mahler asks for the impossible, and this great lady delivers.

[@tubagod88]

Love how at the beginning after the first few bars you hear the baritone absolutely destroying it. Just an absolute boss. Brings me to tears

[@Exodia64]

Pretty sure it was a basso profondo... but I hear it too. Absolutely wonderful.