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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade

0:59

XVI. ''Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer