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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade

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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer