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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

X. "Hier ist die Aussicht frei" - "Freudig empfangen wir"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

XIV. "Dir, der Unberührbaren" - "Du schwebst zu Höhen"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer