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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, 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"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer