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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

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

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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop

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, Angela Meade, 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"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer