Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Symphonies (Chandos Audio CD)

Complete Symphonies

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

COMPACT DISC ONE
Symphony No. 1, Op. 11 32:16
in C minor - c-Moll - ut mineur
1 I Allegro di molto 10:03
2 II Andante 6:42
3 III Menuetto & Trio: Allegro molto 6:52
4 IV Allegro con fuoco 8:31

Symphony No. 3 'Scottish', Op. 56 40:34
in A minor - a-Moll - la mineur
5 I Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato - Assai animato - 16:15
6 II Vivace ma non troppo - 4:10
7 III Adagio - 10:48
8 IV Allegro guerriero - 7:03
9 Maestoso 2:18
72:57

COMPACT DISC TWO
Symphony No. 2 ('Lobgesang'), Op. 52* 72:57
in B flat major - B-Dur - si bémol majeur
1 I Sinfonia 12:47
Maestoso con moto - Allegro - Maestoso con moto -
2 Allegretto un poco agitato - 6:43
3 Adagio religioso 9:01
4 II Chorus - Soprano and Ladies' Chorus 7:13
''Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn!''
Tenor (Recitative and solo)
5 ''Saget es, die ihr erlöset seid'' - 0:48
6 ''Er zählet unsre Tränen'' - 2:02
7 IV Chorus 2:16
''Saget es, die ihr erlöset seid'' -
8 V Sopranos I, II and Chorus 6:52
''Ich harrete des Herrn und er neigte sich zu mir''
Tenor - Soprano
9 ''Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen'' - 1:56
10 Allegro assai agitato - 2:16
Recitative. 'Wir riefen in der Finsternis: Huter, ist die Nacht bald hin?' -
11 ''Die Nacht ist vergangen'' 5:00
Allegro maestoso e molto vivace
''Die Nacht ist vergangen''
12 VIII Chorale (Chorus) 5:12
''Nun danket alle Gott'' -
13 IX Andante sostenuto assai. 5:05
''Drum sing' ich mit meinem Liede''
14 X Final Chorus 5:40
''Ihr Völker! bringet her dem Herrn Ehre und Macht!''

COMPACT DISC THREE
Symphony No. 4 'Italian', Op. 90 29:41
in A major - A-Dur - la majeur
1 I Allegro vivace 10:40
2 II Andante con moto 6:48
3 III Con moto moderato - 6:27
4 IV Saltarello: Presto 5:43

Symphony No. 5 'Reformation', Op. 107 32:37
in D major - D-Dur - ré majeur
5 I Andante - Allegro con fuoco 12:39
6 II Allegro vivace 5:58
7 III Andante - 4:51
8 IV Andante con moto - Allegro vivace - Allegro maestoso 9:05
9 Overture: The Hebrides, Op.26 10:03
Allegro moderato
72:36
Cynthia Haymon soprano I*
Alison Hagley soprano II*
Peter Straka tenor*
Philharmonia Chorus *
Leslie Pearson organ
Philharmonia Orchestra
Walter Weller
Recorded in:
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London
6 & 7 February 1991 (Symphonies Nos 3 & 4), 10 & 11 April 1991 (Symphony No. 2); 5 & 6 May 1992 (Symphony Nos 1 & 5, Hebrides)
Producer(s)
Ralph Couzens (Symphonies Nos 1 & 5, Hebrides)
Brian Couzens (other works)
Sound Engineer(s)
Ben Connellan (Symphonies Nos 1 & 5, Hebrides)
Richard Lee (Symphonies Nos 3 & 4)
Ralph Couzens (Symphony No. 2)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit Remaster