Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

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

June 7, 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