Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang"

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony & Seattle Symphony Chorale

Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang" is a choral symphony by Felix Mendelssohn, composed and first performed in 1840. The work blends symphonic movements with vocal solos and choral settings, combining classical forms with Romantic lyricism and orchestral colour and representing Mendelssohn's integration of vocal forces into his symphonic output during the mid-19th century.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: I. Sinfonia: Maestoso con moto - Allegro
    11:39
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: I. Sinfonia: Allegretto un poco agitato
    6:14
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: I. Sinfonia: Adagio religioso
    8:53
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: II. Chorus and Soprano
    7:55
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: III. Tenor [recitative]
    3:44
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: IV. Chorus
    1:57
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: V. Sopranos I/II and Chorus
    7:05
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: VI. Tenor
    4:29
  9. 9.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: VII. Chorus
    4:57
  10. 10.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: VIII. Chorale
    4:40
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    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: IX. Tenor and Soprano
    5:57
  12. 12.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major "Lobgesang" [Song of Praise], Op. 52: X. Chorus
    5:45

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