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