Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang"
Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Bamberger Symphoniker & Claus Peter Flor
Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang" is a choral symphony by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1840. Combining orchestral forces with choral and solo vocal writing, it blends symphonic movements with cantata-like vocal passages in a style that bridges Classical clarity and early Romantic expressiveness and represents Mendelssohn's engagement with large-scale sacred-orchestral forms in his later career.
First released: 1990

Tracklist
- 1.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": I. Sinfonia: Maestoso con moto; Allegro12:26
- 2.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": II. Sinfonia: Allegretto un poco agitato6:12
- 3.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": III. Sinfonia: Adagio religioso7:07
- 4.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": IV. Chorus: Allegro moderato maestoso; Animato; Allegro di molto7:09
- 5.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": V. Recitative "Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid durch den Hern"0:56
- 6.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": VI. Aria "Er zählet unsre Tränen in der Zeit der not"2:19
- 7.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": VII. Chorus "Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid"2:01
- 8.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": VIII. Duet, chorus "Ich harrete des Herrn"5:21
- 9.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": IX. Tenor solo "Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen"4:33
- 10.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": X. Chorus "Die nacht ist vergangen"4:16
- 11.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": XI. Chorale "Nun danket alle Gott"1:52
- 12.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": XII. Chorus "Lob, Ehr' und Preis sei Gott"2:34
- 13.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": XIII. Duet "Drum sing' ich mit meinem Liede"4:45
- 14.Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": XIV. Chorus "Ihr Völker, bringet her dem Herrn"5:34