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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade

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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer