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