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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer