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

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