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

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