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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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

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

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"

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:59

XVI. ''Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer