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

June 7, 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