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