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