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