 
Mendelssohn Edition 1 - Symphonies 1-5, Violin and Piano Concertos
2564 69272-9 (4 discs)
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Playing time: 77'16"/58'32"/80'07"/76'17" - TT 292'12"
Tracks: 10+14+9+10
Booklet pages: 24
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Reviewer: Howard Smith
Review of Mendelssohn Edition 1 - Symphonies 1-5, Violin and Piano Concertos published on 26 April 2009
Listen: Chorale (Reformation Symphony) (CD1 track 8, 6:42:7:32)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847):
CD1
Symphony No 1 in C minor Op 11
1 Allegro molto
2 Andante
3 Menuetto: Allegro molto
4 Allegro con fuoco
Symphony No 5 in D Op 107 'Reformation'
5 Andante - Allegro con fuoco
6 Allegro vivace
7 Andante
8 Choral: Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott! Andante con moto - Allegro vivace - Allegro maestoso
Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur, conductor
9 Overture 'Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage' Op 27
10 Overture 'The Hebrides' (Fingal's Cave) Op 26
Berliner Philharmoniker
Joseph Keilberth, conductor
CD2
Lobgesang (Symphony No 2) Op 52 (Hymn of Praise: A symphonic cantata on words from the Bible)
I Sinfonia
1 Maestoso con moto - Allegro - Maestoso con moto -
2 Scherzo: Allegretto un poco agitato -
3 Adagio religioso
4 II Chor: Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn!
5 Arie (Sopran II) und Frauenchor: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele
6 III Recitativo (Tenor): Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid
7 Arie (Tenor): Er zählet unsre Tränen
8 IV Chor: Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid
9 V Duett (Sopran I, II) und Chor: Ich harrete des Herrn
10 VI Arie (Tenor): Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen
11 VII Chor: Die Nacht ist vergangen
12 VIII Choral: Nun danket alle Gott
13 IX Arie (Tenor und Sopran I): Drum sing' ich mit meinem Liede
14 X Schlusschor: Ihr Völker, bringet her dem Herrn Ehre und Macht!
Barbara Bonney, soprano I
Edith Wiens, soprano II
Peter Schreier, tenor
Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Gert Frischmuth, chorus master
Michael Scönheit, organ
Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur, conductor
CD3
Symphony No 3 in A minor Op 56 'Scottish'
1 Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato - Assai animato -
2 Vivace non troppo -
3 Adagio -
4 Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
Symphony No 4 in A Op 90 'Italian'
5 Allegro vivace
6 Andante con moto
7 Con moto moderato
8 Saltarello: Presto
9 Overture 'The Fair Melusine' Op 32
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
CD4
Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64
1 Allegro molto appassionato
2 Andante
3 Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor Op 25
4 Molto allegro con fuoco
5 Andante
6 Presto
7 Capriccio brillant in B minor for piano and orchestra Op 22
Andante - Allegro con fuoco
Piano Concerto No 2 in D minor Op 40
8 Allegro appassionato
9 Adagio
10 Finale: Presto scherzando
Maxim Vengerov, violin
Cyprien Katsaris, piano
Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur, conductor
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