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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

Scott Tucker, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, 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"

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

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer