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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer