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 Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

0:35

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer