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