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