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

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