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For lovers of REAL music the 2010 proms starts in fabulous style on BBC 2 tonight with Symphony Number 8 by Mahler. This is a truly monumental work and is nicknamed the symphony of a thousand, although there are never quite that number of performers. I attended a concert by Simon Rattle in Symphony Hall, conducting the National youth Orchestra of Great Britain, featuring well over 600 performers, including an over sized symphony orchestra, several massed choirs and eight soloists, one of whom performs off stage, usually from a balcony, giving an eerie distant sound. The finale is stupendous and a link is given below. YOU LUCKY PEOPLE,
[ame="[MEDIA=youtube]9WhNn6zxqVg[/MEDIA]"]YouTube- Mahler's 8th symphony Finale[/ame]
[ame="[MEDIA=youtube]9WhNn6zxqVg[/MEDIA]"]YouTube- Mahler's 8th symphony Finale[/ame]