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