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