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

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