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