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

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