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

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
  • Alexander Lipay
    Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer
  • Dmitriy Lipay
    Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer