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

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