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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Joe Miller

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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 American Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Scott Tucker, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, 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"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Bishop

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer