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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura

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"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer