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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

Scott Tucker, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop

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, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, 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"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer