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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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

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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade

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"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer