Because it requires huge instrumental and vocal forces it is frequently called the '' Symphony of a Thousand '' , although the work is usually performed nowadays with far fewer than a thousand , and Mahler himself did not sanction the name .
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler -LRB- 1860 -- 1911 -RRB- is one of the largest choral works in classical music .
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler -LRB- 1860 -- 1911 -RRB- is one of the largest choral works in classical music .
Vereinfachung: Because it requires huge instrumental and vocal forces it is frequently called the '' Symphony of a Thousand '' , although the work is usually performed nowadays with far fewer than a thousand , and Mahler himself did not sanction the name . Ausgabe: