Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
2021

Dudamel: “There are no words to describe the immersive, overpowering experience of being a conductor. Share with me this monumental live performance with my beloved LA Phil, remastered in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos audio technology in rich, remarkable 3D sound.” Recorded live at Walt Disney Concert Hall in May and June of 2019, this landmark performance marked the end of the LA Philharmonic’s centennial season. Known since its debut in 1910 by the nickname “Symphony of a Thousand”—because of the overwhelming number of performers it calls for—Mahler’s 8th features 346 here, Gustavo Dudamel enlisting the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, National Children’s Chorus and soloists Tamara Wilson, Leah Crocetto, Erin Morley, Mihoko Fujimura, Tamara Mumford, Simon O’Neill, Ryan McKinny and Morris Robinson to realise his vision. It’s still plenty powerful. Mahler wrote that he intended for the listener to “imagine the universe beginning to ring and resound”—and that sense of scale is captured fully here with help from Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos. Every flash of brass and flurry of strings and weave of towering voices sounds as though it’s close enough to touch and comprehend, ringing and resounding all around you.

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 in E‑Flat Major, “Symphony of a Thousand”
Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ryan McKinny, Simon O'Neill, Morris Robinson, Leah Crocetto, Tamara Wilson, Mihoko Fujimura, Pacific Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Tamara Mumford
Simon O'Neill, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Tamara Wilson, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leah Crocetto, Pacific Chorale, Tamara Mumford, Ryan McKinny, Mihoko Fujimura, Morris Robinson, Gustavo Dudamel
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Ryan McKinny, Gustavo Dudamel, Mihoko Fujimura, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Simon O'Neill, Leah Crocetto, Morris Robinson, Tamara Wilson, Tamara Mumford
Gustavo Dudamel, Mihoko Fujimura, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leah Crocetto, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Simon O'Neill, National Children's Chorus, Tamara Mumford, Morris Robinson, Ryan McKinny, Tamara Wilson
Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Simon O'Neill, Leah Crocetto, Tamara Wilson, Mihoko Fujimura, Pacific Chorale, Morris Robinson, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ryan McKinny, Tamara Mumford
Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Simon O'Neill, Morris Robinson, National Children's Chorus, Pacific Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Ryan McKinny, Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Tamara Wilson, Tamara Mumford
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Master Chorale
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ryan McKinny, Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Morris Robinson
Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Children's Chorus
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Pacific Chorale, Mihoko Fujimura
Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Simon O'Neill, National Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Simon O'Neill
Pacific Chorale, Simon O'Neill, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Pacific Chorale, Leah Crocetto, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel
Tamara Wilson, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel, Mihoko Fujimura, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Tamara Mumford
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mihoko Fujimura, Gustavo Dudamel, Tamara Wilson, Tamara Mumford
Leah Crocetto, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Children's Chorus, Gustavo Dudamel
National Children's Chorus, Gustavo Dudamel, Leah Crocetto, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Erin Morley, Gustavo Dudamel
Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Simon O'Neill, National Children's Chorus, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Master Chorale
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Mihoko Fujimura, Pacific Chorale, Leah Crocetto, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Simon O'Neill, Morris Robinson, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Tamara Wilson, Ryan McKinny, National Children's Chorus, Tamara Mumford

7 June 2021 32 Tracks, 1 hour 15 minutes ℗ 2021 LA Phil, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

RECORD LABEL

Deutsche Grammophon

Production

  • Dmitriy Lipay
    Producer
  • Alexander Lipay
    Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer
  • Dmitriy Lipay
    Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer