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

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