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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

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"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer