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