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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

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

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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

Scott Tucker, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Anthony Dean Griffey, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:59

XVI. ''Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland"

Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer