Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:23:03 minutes | 1,45 GB | Genre: Classical
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s new Mahler recording marks a return to the core symphonic repertoire with the Philadelphia Orchestra Gustav Mahler’s Eighth Symphony was billed as the “Symphony of a Thousand” exploring themes of redemption through the power of love.
The performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of its music director Nézet-Séguin in March 2016 marked – almost to the day – the 100th anniversary of the glorious U.S. premiere by the very same orchestra in 1916, then conducted by Stokowski.
Due to its need for eight soloists and the vast headcount Mahler insisted on for the choir and the orchestra, the 8th Symphony is rarely played in concert halls simply for financial reasons: in fact, it is nicknamed the Symphony of a Thousand, further emphasising its monstrous reputation.
Berlioz-esque in its boundless ambition, this symphony can be just as bold in its glowing orchestration, especially when led by a conductor with as much verve as Yannick Nézet-Seguin, who knows how to favour refinement, instrumental finesse, measure, transparency and the obvious power that are all part and parcel of this momentous score.
The Canadian conductor is something of a regular with this particular symphony having performed it several times, including on 4 consecutive nights in Philadelphia in March 2016, but also in Europe in Rotterdam and in Brussels two years later. This recording was taken during the Philadelphia concerts, which were commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first American performance of the work in 1916 with Leopold Stokowski conducting the same orchestra in the same city.
Benefiting from the best soloists on the scene, a top-tier choir and the famous “Philadelphia sound” of the orchestra, Nézet-Seguin has 400 singers and instrumentalists under his direction. Together they offer us a very eloquent vision of a masterpiece which treads the line between symphony, cantata and oratorio. – François Hudry
Tracklist:
1. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 1 : “Veni creator spiritus” (Live) (1:26)
2. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 1 : “Imple superna gratia” (Live) (4:26)
3. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 1 : “Infirma nostri corporis” (Live) (1:47)
4. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 1 : Tempo I (Allegro, etwas hastig) (Live) (1:25)
5. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 1 : “Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti” (Live) (2:48)
6. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 1 : “Accende lumen sensibus” (Live) (5:22)
7. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 1 : “Qui Paraclitus diceris” (Live) (4:18)
8. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 1 : “Gloria sit Patri Domino” (Live) (1:53)
9. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : Poco adagio (Live) (6:24)
10. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : Più mosso (Allegro moderato) (Live) (3:48)
11. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Waldung, sie schwankt heran” (Live) (4:32)
12. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Ewiger Wonnebrand” (Live) (1:39)
13. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen” (Live) (4:37)
14. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Gerettet ist das edle Glied” (Live) (1:04)
15. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Jene Rosen, aus den Händen” (Live) (2:10)
16. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest” (Live) (1:47)
17. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Ich spür’ soeben” (Live) (0:35)
18. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Hier ist die Aussicht frei” – “Freudig empfangen wir” (Live) (0:39)
19. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Höchste Herrscherin der Welt” (Live) (2:42)
20. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne” (Live) (1:45)
21. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo (Live) (1:39)
22. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Dir, der Unberührbaren” – “Du schwebst zu Höhen” (Live) (2:42)
23. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen” (Live) (1:00)
24. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : ”Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland” (Live) (1:27)
25. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte” (Live) (1:05)
26. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Die du großen Sünderinnen” (Live) (1:38)
27. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche” (Live) (0:48)
28. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Er überwächst uns schon” (Live) (1:20)
29. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben” (Live) (2:15)
30. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären” (Live) (1:18)
31. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Blicket auf zum Retterblick” (Live) (6:20)
32. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major – “Symphony of a Thousand” / Pt. 2 : “Alles Vergängliche” (Live) (6:41)
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