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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, 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, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Scott Tucker, The American Boychoir

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
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