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

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