Symphony no. 2 ’Lobgesang’

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Netherlands Symphony Orchestra & Jan Willem de Vriend

Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' is a choral symphony by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, completed and first performed in 1840. It blends lyrical orchestral writing, contrapuntal textures and choral settings of biblical texts, bridging classical symphonic structure and the Romantic-era vocal-orchestral tradition and representing a major example of Mendelssohn's mature sacred output.
First released: 8th February 2013

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Maestoso con moto - Allegro
    12:07
  2. 2.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Allegretto un poco agitato
    5:49
  3. 3.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Adagio religioso
    6:09
  4. 4.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Allegro moderato maestoso - Animato
    1:37
  5. 5.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Allegro di molto
    2:46
  6. 6.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Molto più moderato ma con fuoco
    2:08
  7. 7.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Recitativo
    0:52
  8. 8.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Allegro moderato
    1:59
  9. 9.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: A tempo moderato
    1:47
  10. 10.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Andante
    4:40
  11. 11.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Allegro un poco agitato
    2:05
  12. 12.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Allegro assai agitato
    0:39
  13. 13.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Tempo I, moderato
    1:33
  14. 14.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Die Nacht ist vergangen!
    0:13
  15. 15.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Allegro maestoso e molto vivace
    4:03
  16. 16.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Andante con moto
    1:35
  17. 17.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Un poco più animato
    2:26
  18. 18.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Andante sostenuto assai
    4:28
  19. 19.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Allegro non troppo
    1:56
  20. 20.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Più vivace
    2:56
  21. 21.
    Lobgesang. Symphony no. 2 op. 52: Maestoso como I
    0:37

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