Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

The American Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, 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"

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer