Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2020

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

1:47

IV. Tempo I. Allegro, etwas hastig

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:25

V. "Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti"

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, Scott Tucker, 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"

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

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

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

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"

Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Choral Conductor
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer