String Symphonies: 5 in B-flat / 7 in D minor / 8 in D

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & London Festival Orchestra & Ross Pople

String Symphonies: 5 in B-flat / 7 in D minor / 8 in D is a set of three string symphonies by Felix Mendelssohn, composed between 1821 and 1823. They use Classical forms and clear string textures with contrapuntal passages and energetic rhythms, and they occupy an early place in Mendelssohn's career between late Classical balance and early Romantic expression.

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  1. 1.
    String Symphony no. 8 in D major: Adagio e grave – Allegro
    10:17
  2. 2.
    String Symphony no. 8 in D major: Adagio
    4:14
  3. 3.
    String Symphony no. 8 in D major: Menuetto
    5:21
  4. 4.
    String Symphony no. 8 in D major: Allegro molto
    9:28
  5. 5.
    String Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major: Allegro vivace
    4:09
  6. 6.
    String Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major: Andante
    3:10
  7. 7.
    String Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major: Presto
    3:46
  8. 8.
    String Symphony no. 7 in D minor: Allegro
    5:14
  9. 9.
    String Symphony no. 7 in D minor: Andante amorevole
    5:13
  10. 10.
    String Symphony no. 7 in D minor: Menuetto
    3:59
  11. 11.
    String Symphony no. 7 in D minor: Allegro molto
    6:21

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