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

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