Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

Anthony Dean Griffey, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, 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"

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

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer