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

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