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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

X. "Hier ist die Aussicht frei" - "Freudig empfangen wir"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer