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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, 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"

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer