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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Anthony Dean Griffey, Scott Tucker, 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"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade

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, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer