Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

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"

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

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

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, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer