Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

2020

Recorded live in 2016—almost exactly 100 years to the day since Leopold Stokowski conducted The Philadelphia Orchestra in the US premiere of the work—Mahler’s Eighth once again awes and overwhelms. Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s superb musicianship and skill in choral repertoire make this very special indeed. The orchestra plays magnificently, the choirs sing as if their lives depended on it and the numerous soloists are well chosen, with Erin Wall and Angela Meade the standouts. The recording captures the symphony’s scale as well as its complex spatial demands. A terrific account of a work whose performance still ranks as a major musical event.

I. "Veni creator spiritus"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, John Relyea, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Anthony Dean Griffey, Scott Tucker, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Markus Werba, Erin Wall, Joe Miller

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Scott Tucker, Angela Meade, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, John Relyea, Erin Wall, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Joe Miller

1:47

IV. Tempo I. Allegro, etwas hastig

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:25

V. "Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti"

Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, John Relyea, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Anthony Dean Griffey

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, The American Boychoir, Scott Tucker, John Relyea, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Angela Meade, Joe Miller

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

Scott Tucker, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Erin Wall, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Joe Miller

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Markus Werba, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Angela Meade, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Erin Wall, The American Boychoir, Joe Miller

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

Scott Tucker, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Joe Miller

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, The American Boychoir, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Joe Miller

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, Elizabeth Bishop

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joe Miller

0:35

X. "Hier ist die Aussicht frei" - "Freudig empfangen wir"

Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The American Boychoir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Joe Miller

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Philadelphia Orchestra

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

Anthony Dean Griffey, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

XIV. "Dir, der Unberührbaren" - "Du schwebst zu Höhen"

Scott Tucker, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:59

XVI. ''Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

Scott Tucker, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The American Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The American Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The American Boychoir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, Anthony Dean Griffey, Joe Miller

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Anthony Dean Griffey, Scott Tucker, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Angela Meade, The American Boychoir, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Markus Werba, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, Joe Miller

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer