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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

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

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer