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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The American Boychoir, 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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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