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

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

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

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

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

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

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

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

Elizabeth Bishop, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

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, Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer