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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

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

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

Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:59

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

Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura

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, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer