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