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

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