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

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