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

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