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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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"

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer