Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

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

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