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

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