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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Angela Meade, 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"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer