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. 1.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": I. Sinfonia: Maestoso con moto; Allegro
    12:26
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": II. Sinfonia: Allegretto un poco agitato
    6:12
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": III. Sinfonia: Adagio religioso
    7:07
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": IV. Chorus: Allegro moderato maestoso; Animato; Allegro di molto
    7:09
  5. 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. 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. 7.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": VII. Chorus "Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid"
    2:01
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": VIII. Duet, chorus "Ich harrete des Herrn"
    5:21
  9. 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. 10.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": X. Chorus "Die nacht ist vergangen"
    4:16
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": XI. Chorale "Nun danket alle Gott"
    1:52
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": XII. Chorus "Lob, Ehr' und Preis sei Gott"
    2:34
  13. 13.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": XIII. Duet "Drum sing' ich mit meinem Liede"
    4:45
  14. 14.
    Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": XIV. Chorus "Ihr Völker, bringet her dem Herrn"
    5:34

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