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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:59

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

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer