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