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

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