Symphony no. 4 “Italian” / Symphony no. 5 “Reformation”

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Alexis Kossenko & Les ~ La Grande Écurie Ambassadeurs

Symphony No. 4 "Italian" and Symphony No. 5 "Reformation" are orchestral works by Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1833 and 1830 respectively. The Fourth Symphony reflects Mendelssohn's impressions of Italy with bright melodies, brisk rhythms and vivid orchestral colour, while the Fifth presents a more solemn, contrapuntal and chorale-inflected character that situates both works as contrasting milestones in his early Romantic output.
First released: 12th May 2023

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major “Italian”, op. 90, MWV N16: I. Allegro vivace
    10:24
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major “Italian”, op. 90, MWV N16: II. Andante con moto
    6:24
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major “Italian”, op. 90, MWV N16: III. Menuetto (con moto grazioso)
    6:59
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major “Italian”, op. 90, MWV N16: IV. Saltarello (Allegro di molto)
    6:17
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor “Reformation”, op. 107, MWV N15: I. Andante – Allegro con fuoco
    10:57
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor “Reformation”, op. 107, MWV N15: II. Allegro vivace
    5:18
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor “Reformation”, op. 107, MWV N15: IIIa. Andante
    2:49
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor “Reformation”, op. 107, MWV N15: IIIb. Recitativo
    1:41
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor “Reformation”, op. 107, MWV N15: IV. Chorale: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace
    7:47

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