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

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