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