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

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