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