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, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

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

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

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

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

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

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

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

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

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

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

Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, 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"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

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

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

0:35

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

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

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

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

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

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

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 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, Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

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

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

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

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

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

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

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

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

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

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Mihoko Fujimura

Contralto

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer