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

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