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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer