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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

1:47

IV. Tempo I. Allegro, etwas hastig

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:25

V. "Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer