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

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