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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

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"

Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer