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

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