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, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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"

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

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

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"

Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

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