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

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