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

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