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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer