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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer