39K views · 4.4K reactions | Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” requires no less than eight vocal soloists, two large mixed choirs, a boys’ choir, a large symphony orchestra and an off-stage brass ensemble. The choirs stretched into the audience galleries when Sir Simon Rattle conducted this performance in 2011, included in our new Mahler Edition » https://www.berliner-philharmoniker-recordings.com/mahler-symphonies.html?a=facebook&c=true. | Berliner Philharmoniker | Facebook