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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:59

XVI. ''Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland"

Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer