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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer