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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/Qobuz
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Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major - "Symphony of a Thousand" / Pt. 1 (Gustav Mahler)
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Mihoko Fujimura, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Relyea, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Markus Werba, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Bishop, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erin Wall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Angela Meade, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Mihoko Fujimura, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Relyea, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Markus Werba, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Bishop, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erin Wall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Angela Meade, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Mihoko Fujimura, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Relyea, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Markus Werba, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Bishop, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erin Wall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Angela Meade, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Anonymous, Author - The American Boychoir, Choir, MainArtist - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Mihoko Fujimura, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Relyea, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Markus Werba, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Bishop, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erin Wall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Angela Meade, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Mihoko Fujimura, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Relyea, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Markus Werba, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Bishop, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erin Wall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Angela Meade, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Anonymous, Author - The American Boychoir, Choir, MainArtist - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Mihoko Fujimura, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Relyea, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Markus Werba, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Bishop, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erin Wall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Angela Meade, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major - "Symphony of a Thousand" / Pt. 2 (Gustav Mahler)
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Markus Werba, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Relyea, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - The American Boychoir, Choir, MainArtist - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Bishop, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - The American Boychoir, Choir, MainArtist - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erin Wall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Angela Meade, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Elizabeth Bishop, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Mihoko Fujimura, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Mihoko Fujimura, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Elizabeth Bishop, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Angela Meade, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Erin Wall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - The American Boychoir, Choir, MainArtist - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - The American Boychoir, Choir, MainArtist - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Erin Wall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Lisette Oropesa, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - The American Boychoir, Choir, MainArtist - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author - The American Boychoir, Choir, MainArtist - Joe Miller, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Westminster Symphonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Mihoko Fujimura, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Relyea, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Markus Werba, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Tucker, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Bishop, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erin Wall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer - Brett Cox, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claire Hay, Editor - Angela Meade, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Gagnon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
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/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 01:23:03
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Composer: Gustav Mahler
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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