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

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