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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer