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