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

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