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

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