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

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