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