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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, 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"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The American Boychoir, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer