Symphony instruments, 19th century symphonies were gradually augmented with more string players and more wind parts, so that the orchestra grew substantially in sheer numbers, as concert halls likewise grew. At the beginning of the 20th century, Gustav Mahler wrote long, large-scale symphonies. His Eighth Symphony, for example, was composed in 1906 and is nicknamed the "Symphony of a Thousand" because of the large number of voices required to perform the work. Additionally, his Third Symphony is one of the longest regularly performed symphonies at around 100 minutes in length for most performances. The 20th century also saw further diversification in
Final Symphony as well as the top five classical albums on the "Billboard" charts and the Official UK Charts. "Final Symphony" was followed by "Final Symphony II", a concert of music from "Final Fantasy V", "VIII", "IX", and "XIII". It features long arrangements like the "Final Symphony" concerts. The majority of the music was originally composed by Nobuo Uematsu, while the "Final Fantasy XIII" suite was originally composed by Masashi Hamauzu. Valtonen created the arrangements for the "Final Fantasy V" section, Wanamo worked on the "VIII" and "IX" portions, and Hamauzu arranged his own compositions from "XIII" with orchestration by Valtonen. First