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