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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, 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"

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

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer