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 Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel
Tamara Mumford, Tamara Wilson, Mihoko Fujimura, Gustavo Dudamel, Leah Crocetto, Simon O'Neill, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Morris Robinson, Pacific Chorale, Ryan McKinny
Tamara Wilson, Leah Crocetto, Morris Robinson, Gustavo Dudamel, Mihoko Fujimura, Tamara Mumford, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, Simon O'Neill, Ryan McKinny
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Morris Robinson, Tamara Wilson, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Tamara Mumford, Leah Crocetto, Simon O'Neill, Mihoko Fujimura, Gustavo Dudamel, Ryan McKinny
Morris Robinson, National Children's Chorus, Mihoko Fujimura, Gustavo Dudamel, Tamara Wilson, Tamara Mumford, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Simon O'Neill, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, Leah Crocetto, Ryan McKinny
Tamara Wilson, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Morris Robinson, Leah Crocetto, Simon O'Neill, Mihoko Fujimura, Tamara Mumford, Ryan McKinny
Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Gustavo Dudamel, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Tamara Wilson, Simon O'Neill, Mihoko Fujimura, National Children's Chorus, Tamara Mumford, Leah Crocetto, Morris Robinson, Ryan McKinny
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ryan McKinny
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Morris Robinson
National Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale
Pacific Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mihoko Fujimura
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel
Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Simon O'Neill, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, National Children's Chorus
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Simon O'Neill
Simon O'Neill, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Pacific Chorale
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Pacific Chorale, Leah Crocetto, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale
Gustavo Dudamel, Tamara Wilson, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mihoko Fujimura
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Tamara Mumford
Tamara Mumford, Tamara Wilson, Gustavo Dudamel, Mihoko Fujimura, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Leah Crocetto
Gustavo Dudamel, National Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leah Crocetto, National Children's Chorus
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Erin Morley
National Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Simon O'Neill, Gustavo Dudamel
Tamara Mumford, Tamara Wilson, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Morris Robinson, National Children's Chorus, Mihoko Fujimura, Pacific Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel, Leah Crocetto, Ryan McKinny, Simon O'Neill

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