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