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