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

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