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

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