Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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 Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joe Miller

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

XIV. "Dir, der Unberührbaren" - "Du schwebst zu Höhen"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer