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

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

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