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