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"

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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

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

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer