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

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