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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

1:47

IV. Tempo I. Allegro, etwas hastig

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:25

V. "Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade

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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer