Symphonies 1-5

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Chamber Orchestra of Europe & RIAS Kammerchor & Yannick Nézet‐Séguin

Symphonies 1–5 is a collection of orchestral symphonies by Felix Mendelssohn, composed between 1824 and 1842. The works exemplify early Romantic orchestral style, blending Classical forms and lucid, song-like melodies with bright, transparent orchestration and occasional choral or programme-like elements, and they trace Mendelssohn's development from youthful virtuosity to a more mature symphonic voice in 19th-century music history.
First released: 16th June 2017

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: 1a. Sinfonia - Maestoso con moto - Allegro
    12:28
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90, MWV N 16: “Italian”: I. Allegro vivace
    10:20
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11, MWV N 13: I. Allegro di molto
    10:28
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11, MWV N 13: II. Andante
    6:16
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90, MWV N 16: “Italian”: II. Andante con moto
    6:36
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: 1b. Sinfonia - Allegretto un poco agitato
    6:35
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90, MWV N 16: “Italian”: III. Menuetto. Con moto moderato
    6:28
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11, MWV N 13: III. Minuetto. Allegro molto: Trio
    7:14
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: 1c. Sinfonia - Adagio Religioso
    7:30
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: 2a. Chorus. Allegro moderato maestoso "Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn"
    4:48
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11, MWV N 13: IV. Allegro con fuoco
    8:13
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90, MWV N 16: “Italian”: IV. Saltarello. Presto
    5:39
  13. 13.
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56, MWV N 18: “Scottish”: I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato - Assai animato - Andante come prima
    16:42
  14. 14.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 107, MWV N 15: “Reformation”: I. Andante - Allegro con fuoco
    11:33
  15. 15.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: 2b. Molto più moderato ma con fuoco "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele"
    2:21
  16. 16.
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56, MWV N 18: “Scottish”: II. Vivace non troppo
    4:13
  17. 17.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: 3a. Recitative: "Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid durch den Herrn"
    0:49
  18. 18.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 107, MWV N 15: “Reformation”: II. Allegro vivace
    5:54
  19. 19.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 107, MWV N 15: “Reformation”: 3a. Andante
    3:44
  20. 20.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: 3b. Allegro moderato
    2:15
  21. 21.
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56, MWV N 18: “Scottish”: III. Adagio
    9:49
  22. 22.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: IV. Chorus. A tempo moderato. "Sagt es, die ihr erlöst seid"
    2:07
  23. 23.
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56, MWV N 18: “Scottish”: IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
    10:01
  24. 24.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 107, MWV N 15: “Reformation”: 3b. Recitative
    1:54
  25. 25.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: V. Duet & Chorus. Andante. "Ich harrete des Herrn" - "Wohl dem, der seine Hoffnung setzt!"
    5:11
  26. 26.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 107, MWV N 15: “Reformation”: IV. Chorale: "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" - Allegro vivace - Allegro maestoso
    8:00
  27. 27.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: VI. Allegro un poco agitato "Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen" - "Die Nacht ist vergangen"
    4:17
  28. 28.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: VII. Chorus. Allegro maestoso e molto vivace. "Die Nacht ist vergangen"
    4:16
  29. 29.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: VIII. Choral - Andante con moto - Un poco piu animato
    3:23
  30. 30.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: IX. Andante sostenuto assai. "Drum sing' ich mit meinem Liede ewig dein Lob"
    5:12
  31. 31.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat, op. 52, MWV A 18: “Hymn of Praise”: X. Chorus. Allegro non troppo "Ihr Völker, bringet her dem Herrn Ehre und Macht!" - "Danket dem Herrn und rühmt seinen Namen"
    5:39

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