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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop, 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 American Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Anthony Dean Griffey, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joe Miller

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, 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"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop

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, Angela Meade, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, 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"

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

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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer