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