Sinfonia for String Orchestra nos. 1-12

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn & Jörg Faerber

Sinfonia for String Orchestra nos. 1–12 is a set of twelve early string symphonies by Felix Mendelssohn, composed between 1821 and 1823. These concise orchestral pieces, rooted in Classical forms with early Romantic harmonic touches, feature transparent string textures, contrapuntal writing and lyrical themes that document Mendelssohn's development as a composer during his youth.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 1 in C: I. Allegro
    2:24
  2. 2.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 1 in C: II. Andante
    4:01
  3. 3.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 1 in C: III. Allegro
    2:05
  4. 4.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 2 in D: I. Allegro
    2:17
  5. 5.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 2 in D: II. Andante
    4:49
  6. 6.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 2 in D: III. Allegro vivace
    1:19
  7. 7.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 3 in E minor: I. Allegro di moto
    1:54
  8. 8.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 3 in E minor: II. Andante
    3:32
  9. 9.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 3 in E minor: III. Allegro
    1:41
  10. 10.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 4 in C minor: I. Grave. Allegro
    2:58
  11. 11.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 4 in C minor: II. Andante
    3:02
  12. 12.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 4 in C minor: III. Allegro
    1:50
  13. 13.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 5 in B-flat: I. Allegro vivace
    3:19
  14. 14.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 5 in B-flat: II. Andante
    3:08
  15. 15.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 5 in B-flat: III. Presto
    2:47
  16. 16.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 6 in E-flat: I. Allegro
    2:45
  17. 17.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 6 in E-flat: II. Menuetto
    4:52
  18. 18.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 6 in E-flat: III. Prestissimo
    3:47

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7 in D minor: I. Allegro
    3:46
  2. 3.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7 in D minor: II. Andante
    5:26
  3. 4.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7 in D minor: III. Menuetto
    3:19
  4. 5.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7 in D minor: IV. Allegro molto
    6:11
  5. 6.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 8 in D: I. Adagio e grave. Allegro
    8:31
  6. 7.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 8 in D: II. Adagio
    5:57
  7. 8.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 8 in D: III. Menuetto
    3:58
  8. 9.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 8 in D: IV. Allegro molto
    5:27
  9. 10.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 9 in C minor: I. Grave. Allegro
    8:30
  10. 11.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 9 in C minor: II. Andante
    6:55
  11. 12.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 9 in C minor: III. Scherzo
    2:40
  12. 13.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 9 in C minor: IV. Allegro vivace
    6:48

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 10 in B minor (in one movement): Adagio, Allegro
    8:33
  2. 4.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 11 in D minor: I. Adagio. Allegro molto
    8:53
  3. 5.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 11 in D minor: II. Scherzo
    2:37
  4. 6.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 11 in D minor: III. Adagio
    7:23
  5. 7.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 11 in D minor: IV. Menuetto: Allegro moderato
    3:37
  6. 8.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 11 in D minor: V. Allegro molto
    6:50
  7. 9.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 12 in G minor: I. Grave. Allegro
    6:08
  8. 10.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 12 in G minor: II. Andante
    5:41
  9. 11.
    Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 12 in G minor: III. Allegro
    4:50

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