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

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