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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

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

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, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, 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"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade

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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer