The last Sunday of June, Michael Tilson Thomas was to conduct Mahler’s colossal Eighth Symphony, known as “Symphony of a Thousand,” in San Francisco. Mahler’s Eighth deserves another superlative, being the costliest symphony to mount. Much of Mahler’s music is death haunted. Mahler’s Eighth Symphony changes people. Starting points To understand how the impossible can become possible, listen to just how stirring Mahler’s Eighth can be even on recording.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 28, 2020 13:02 UTC