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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

XIV. "Dir, der Unberührbaren" - "Du schwebst zu Höhen"

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

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer