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