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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer