Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang"

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Radio Filharmonisch Orkest & Edo de Waart

Symphony No. 2 'Lobgesang' is a choral symphony by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed and first performed in 1840. The work blends symphonic movements with choral and solo vocal writing, combining classical forms with Romantic-era lyricism and sacred-text settings, and exemplifies Mendelssohn's mature contribution to 19th-century choral-orchestral repertoire.
First released: 1993

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": I. Sinfonia: Maestoso - Allegro
    11:58
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": I. Sinfonia: Allegretto un poco agitato
    5:51
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": I. Sinfonia: Adagio religioso
    5:14
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": II. Chorus "Alles was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn" - Soprano and Women's Chorus "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele"
    6:55
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": III. Tenor "Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid" - "Er zählet unsre Tränen"
    3:00
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": IV. Chorus "Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid"
    1:58
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": V. Sopran I, II and Chorus "Ich harrete des Herrn"
    4:39
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": VI. Tenor "Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen" - Soprano "Die Nacht ist vergangen"
    4:04
  9. 9.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": VII. Chorus "Die Nacht ist vergangen"
    4:21
  10. 10.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": VIII. Chorale (Chorus) "Nun danket alle Gott"
    3:34
  11. 11.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": IX. Tenor and Soprano "Drum sing' ich mit meinem Liede"
    4:22
  12. 12.
    Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": X. Final Chorus "Ihr Völker, bringet her dem Herrn Ehre und Macht!"
    5:31

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