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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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"

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:59

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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 American Boychoir, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer