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, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:59

XVI. ''Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, 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, Elizabeth Bishop, Mihoko Fujimura

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer