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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer