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The Making of Mahler 8
12m
Go behind the scenes at Orchestra Hall as Osmo Vänskä prepares his final concert as Minnesota Orchestra's music director. Four choirs, seven soloists and an orchestra of epic proportions have come together for this historic live performance and audio recording of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, nicknamed the Symphony of a Thousand. YourClassical MPR's Melissa Ousley is your guide through conversations with Vänskä, Minnesota Chorale's Kathy Saltzman Romey, BIS Recording Producer Robert Suff and others.