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

7 June 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