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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, 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"

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

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer