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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer