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