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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, 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"

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

Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The American Boychoir, Erin Wall, 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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer