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