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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

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

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

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

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, 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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer