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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Anthony Dean Griffey, Joe Miller

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer