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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer