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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

Scott Tucker, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Anthony Dean Griffey, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer