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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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"

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

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

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer