Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 & 5

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century & Frans Brüggen

Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 & 5 is a collection of orchestral works by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed between 1830 and 1842. These symphonies exemplify early Romantic orchestral writing, combining lyrical melodies, vivid orchestration and classical forms while reflecting Mendelssohn's evolving engagement with programme elements and national influences during his mature career.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 4 in A major Op. 90 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace
    11:13
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 4 in A major Op. 90 "Italian": II. Andante con moto
    6:22
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 4 in A major Op. 90 "Italian": III. Con moto moderato
    5:43
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 4 in A major Op. 90 "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto
    5:23
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 107 "Reformation": I. Andante - Allegro con fuoco
    11:38
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 107 "Reformation": II. Allegro vivace
    5:13
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 107 "Reformation": III. Andante
    4:18
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 107 "Reformation": IV. Choral "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" - Andante con moto - Allegro vivace - Allegro maestoso - Più animato poco a poco
    7:45

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Overture "The Hebrides" (Fingal's Cave) Op. 26
    9:57
  2. 3.
    Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 56 "Scottish": I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato - Assai animato - Andante con prima
    16:32
  3. 4.
    Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 56 "Scottish": II. Vivace non troppo
    4:20
  4. 5.
    Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 56 "Scottish": III. Adagio
    9:21
  5. 6.
    Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 56 "Scottish": IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
    9:56
  6. 7.
    "Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt" Op. 27
    12:28

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