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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

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, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, The American Boychoir, 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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer