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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer