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

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