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, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

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

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, The American Boychoir, 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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer