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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, 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, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, 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, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, 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, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer