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"

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"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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"

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

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, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer