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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The American Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer