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

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