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