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

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