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