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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer