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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

X. "Hier ist die Aussicht frei" - "Freudig empfangen wir"

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

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Anthony Dean Griffey, 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"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

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, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
John Relyea

Bass

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer