The Complete String Symphonies

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Concerto Köln

The Complete String Symphonies is a collection of Felix Mendelssohn's twelve early string symphonies composed between 1821 and 1826. These chamber-scale works sit at the intersection of Classical form and early Romantic expression, featuring transparent string textures and contrapuntal writing, and they mark a formative phase in Mendelssohn's development from child prodigy to mature composer.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sinfonia No. 8 in D major: Adagio e grave - Allegro
    9:24
  2. 2.
    Sinfonia No. 8 in D major: Adagio
    4:23
  3. 3.
    Sinfonia No. 8 in D major: Menuetto - Trio: presto
    4:14
  4. 4.
    Sinfonia No. 8 in D major: Allegro molto
    8:33
  5. 5.
    Sinfonia No. 9 in C minor: Grave - Allegro
    10:37
  6. 6.
    Sinfonia No. 9 in C minor: Andante
    6:53
  7. 7.
    Sinfonia No. 9 in C minor: Scherzo - Trio: Più lento (“La Suisse”)
    3:03
  8. 8.
    Sinfonia No. 9 in C minor: Allegro vivace - Presto - Più stretto
    9:49
  9. 9.
    Sinfonia No. 10 in B minor: Adagio - Più presto
    9:30

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Sinfonia No. 12 in G minor: Fuga: grave - Allegro
    4:50
  2. 3.
    Sinfonia No. 12 in G minor: Andante
    6:10
  3. 4.
    Sinfonia No. 12 in G minor: Allegro Molto
    8:58
  4. 5.
    Sinfonia No. 1 in C major: Allegro
    4:05
  5. 6.
    Sinfonia No. 1 in C major: Andante
    3:15
  6. 7.
    Sinfonia No. 1 in C major: Allegro
    2:40
  7. 8.
    Sinfonia No. 7 in D minor: Allegro
    4:45
  8. 9.
    Sinfonia No. 7 in D minor: Andante amorevole
    4:22
  9. 10.
    Sinfonia No. 7 in D minor: Menuetto - Trio: vivace
    3:16
  10. 11.
    Sinfonia No. 7 in D minor: Allegro molto
    6:55
  11. 12.
    Sinfonia No. 4 in C minor: Grave - Allegro
    3:18
  12. 13.
    Sinfonia No. 4 in C minor: Andante
    2:36
  13. 14.
    Sinfonia No. 4 in C minor: Allegro vivace
    2:29
  14. 15.
    Sinfonia No. 6 in E-flat major: Allegro
    2:57
  15. 16.
    Sinfonia No. 6 in E-flat major: Menuetto - Trio I - Menuetto da capo - Trio II
    3:37
  16. 17.
    Sinfonia No. 6 in E-flat major: Prestissimo
    3:25

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Sinfonia No. 11 in F major: Adagio - Allegro molto - Adagio come prima - Allegro come prima
    11:30
  2. 4.
    Sinfonia No. 11 in F major: Scherzo: Commodo (Schweizerlied)
    4:09
  3. 5.
    Sinfonia No. 11 in F major: Adagio
    7:53
  4. 6.
    Sinfonia No. 11 in F major: Menuetto: Allegro moderato
    3:30
  5. 7.
    Sinfonia No. 11 in F major: Allegro moderato
    8:33
  6. 8.
    Sinfonia No. 3 in E minor: Allegro di molto
    3:24
  7. 9.
    Sinfonia No. 3 in E minor: Andante
    2:49
  8. 10.
    Sinfonia No. 3 in E minor: Allegro
    2:13
  9. 11.
    Sinfonia No. 2 in D major: Allegro
    3:40
  10. 12.
    Sinfonia No. 2 in D major: Andante
    4:50
  11. 13.
    Sinfonia No. 2 in D major: Allegro vivace
    2:00
  12. 14.
    Sinfonia No. 5 in B-flat major: Allegro vivace
    3:53
  13. 15.
    Sinfonia No. 5 in B-flat major: Andante
    2:59
  14. 16.
    Sinfonia No. 5 in B-flat major: Presto
    3:41
  15. 17.
    Sinfonia No. 13 in C minor “Sinfoniesatz”: Allegro molto
    7:19

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