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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, 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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

Anthony Dean Griffey, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer