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

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