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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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"

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

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

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer