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

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