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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer