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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, 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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Anthony Dean Griffey, 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"

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

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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer