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