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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, 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"

The American Boychoir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

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

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"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer