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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The American Boychoir, 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"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:59

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

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer