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

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