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

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