Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

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