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