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

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