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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

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

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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, 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, 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, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer