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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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"

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer