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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, 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"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer