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Today in History: Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” premieres in Munich
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- On 12 September 1910, Gustav Mahler conducted the world premiere of his Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major in Munich. The massive choral-orchestral work, dubbed the “Symphony of a Thousand,” was written in a single summer burst at his Maiernigg villa and earned immediate critical and popular acclaim.