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

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