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

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