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