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

Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
2021
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

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