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"

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"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade

0:59

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer