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

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