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

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