Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

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