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