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