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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, The American Boychoir, 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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer