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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer