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

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