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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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

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"

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, 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"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer