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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:59

XVI. ''Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland"

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

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"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer