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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

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

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"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer