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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:59

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer