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