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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, 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"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

0:35

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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