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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

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

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer