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

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