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

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
  • Dmitriy Lipay
    Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer
  • Alexander Lipay
    Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer