Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

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