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

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