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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

1:47

IV. Tempo I. Allegro, etwas hastig

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:25

V. "Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:59

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer