Symphonien no. 3 "Scottish" / no. 5 "Reformation"

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

Symphonies No. 3 ('Scottish') and No. 5 ('Reformation') are orchestral works by Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1842 and 1830 respectively. Musically they sit within the early Romantic orchestral tradition: the 'Scottish' symphony is characterised by brooding, modal melodies and evocative orchestral colour suggesting landscape and national inspiration, while the 'Reformation' symphony employs chorale-derived material and more austere, liturgical textures, reflecting different stages in Mendelssohn's symphonic development.

Symphonien no. 3 "Scottish" / no. 5 "Reformation" by Felix Mendelssohn - album cover

First released: 1985

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Symphony no. 3 in A minor "Scottish", op. 56: I. Andante con moto – Allegro un poco agitato – Assai animato
16:56
2.
Symphony no. 3 in A minor "Scottish", op. 56: II. Vivace non troppo –
4:04
3.
Symphony no. 3 in A minor "Scottish", op. 56: III. Adagio
11:28
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Symphony no. 3 in A minor "Scottish", op. 56: IV. Allegro vivacissimo – Allegro maestoso assai
10:05
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Symphony no. 5 in D minor "Reformation", op. 107: I. Andante – Allegro con fuoco
12:11
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Symphony no. 5 in D minor "Reformation", op. 107: II. Allegro vivace
5:49
7.
Symphony no. 5 in D minor "Reformation", op. 107: III. Andante
3:45
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Symphony no. 5 in D minor "Reformation", op. 107: IV. Choral "Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott!"
9:05