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, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

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"

Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer