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

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