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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade

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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer