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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer