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

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