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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

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

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer