Symphonie No. 2 "Lobgesang"

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado & Elizabeth Connell & Karita Mattila & Hans Peter Blochwitz & London Symphony Chorus

Symphonie No. 2 "Lobgesang" is a choral symphony by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, completed in 1840. The work blends orchestral and large-scale choral forces in a hybrid symphony-oratorio form, employing Romantic-era harmonic language, lyrical orchestration and settings of sacred text that situate it within Mendelssohn's mature engagement with choral and sacred music.
First released: 1985

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 1. Sinfonia: I. Maestoso con moto
    13:47
  2. 2.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 1. Sinfonia: II. Allegretto un poco agitato
    7:00
  3. 3.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 1. Sinfonia: III. Adagio religioso
    8:07
  4. 4.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 2. Cantate: I. Allegro moderato maestoso - Allegro di molto
    6:33
  5. 5.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 2. Cantate: II. Molto più moderato ma con fuoco
    2:42
  6. 6.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 3. I. Recitativo
    0:51
  7. 7.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 3. II. Allegro moderato
    2:20
  8. 8.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 4. Chor. A tempo moderato
    2:08
  9. 9.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 5. Andante
    6:45
  10. 10.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 6. Allegro un poco agitato - Allegro assai agitato - Tempo I moderato
    4:14
  11. 11.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 7. Allegro maestoso e molto vivace
    4:58
  12. 12.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 8. Choral. Andante con moto - Un poco più animato
    4:13
  13. 13.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 9. Andante sostenuto assai
    5:11
  14. 14.
    Symphonie Nr. 2 "Lobgesang": 10. Allegro non troppo - Più vivace - Maestoso come I
    6:31

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