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