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

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