Symphonies nos. 4 & 5

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & NDR Radiophilharmonie & Andrew Manze

Symphonies nos. 4 & 5 are the fourth and fifth symphonies by Felix Mendelssohn, completed in the early 1830s (No.5 finished in 1830 and No.4 in 1833). Both works exemplify Mendelssohn's Romantic-era orchestral style, combining classical forms with luminous orchestration and energetic rhythms; the fifth draws on Protestant chorale-like material and a more solemn finale while the fourth evokes Italianate brightness and vivacity, marking their place in his development of large-scale symphonic writing and programme-minded gestures.

Symphonies nos. 4 & 5 by Felix Mendelssohn - album cover

First released: February 2018

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Symphony no. 4 in A, op. 90 “Italian”: Allegro vivace
11:01
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Symphony no. 4 in A, op. 90 “Italian”: Andante con moto
7:18
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Symphony no. 4 in A, op. 90 “Italian”: Con moto moderato
6:29
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Symphony no. 4 in A, op. 90 “Italian”: Saltarello. Presto
6:01
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Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 107 “Reformation”: Andante – Allegro con fuoco
11:21
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Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 107 “Reformation”: Allegro vivace
6:07
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Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 107 “Reformation”: Andante
4:19
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Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 107 “Reformation”: Recitativo
2:29
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Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 107 “Reformation”: Choral: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace – Allegro maestoso
8:28