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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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"

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

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

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer