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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer