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 Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer