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

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