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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

1:47

IV. Tempo I. Allegro, etwas hastig

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:25

V. "Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

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"

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The American Boychoir, 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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer