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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

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

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

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, Scott Tucker, The American Boychoir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer