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

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