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