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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, 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"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer