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"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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

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

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer