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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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"

Anthony Dean Griffey, The American Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, 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"

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

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, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer