Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
2021
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"

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

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
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