5 Symphonies

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro molto

  Mendelssohn
  8:21
• 2
  Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11: II. Andante

  Mendelssohn
  6:32
• 3
  Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto

  Mendelssohn
  7:03
• 4
  Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11: IV. Allegro con fuoco

  Mendelssohn
  8:43
• 5
  Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation": I. Andante - Allegro con fuoco

  Mendelssohn
  13:03
• 6
  Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation": II. Allegro vivace

  Mendelssohn
  6:59
• 7
  Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation": III. Andante

  Mendelssohn
  4:26
• 8
  Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation": IV. Choral "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott" (Andante con moto - Allegro maestoso)

  Mendelssohn
  8:54
• CD 2
• 1
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": I. Sinfonia: Maestoso con moto - Allegro - Maestoso con moto come I

  Mendelssohn
  12:41
• 2
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": I. Sinfonia: Allegretto un poco agitato

  Mendelssohn
  5:48
• 3
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": I. Sinfonia: Adagio religioso

  Mendelssohn
  7:44
• 4
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": II. "Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn!" - "Lobt den Herrn mit Saitenspiel" - "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele"

  Mendelssohn
  7:26
• 5
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": III. Rezitativ "Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid" - "Er zählet unsre Tränen" Allegro moderato

  Mendelssohn
  2:56
• 6
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": IV. Chor "Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid" A tempo moderato

  Mendelssohn
  1:58
• 7
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": V. "Ich harrete des Herrn" Andante

  Mendelssohn
  6:20
• 8
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": VI. "Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen" Allegro un poco agitato

  Mendelssohn
  4:47
• 9
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": VII. "Die Nacht ist vergangen" Allegro maestoso e molto vivace

  Mendelssohn
  4:41
• 10
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": VIII. Choral "Nun danket alle Gott" - "Lob, Ehr' und Preis sei Gott" Andante con moto - Un poco più animato

  Mendelssohn
  4:13
• 11
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": IX. "Drum sing ich mit meinem Liede ewig" Andante sostenuto assai

  Mendelssohn
  4:55
• 12
  Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang": X. Schlusschor "Ihr Völker, bringet her dem Herrn Ehre und Macht" - "Alles danke dem Herrn!" - "Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn!" Allegro non troppo - Piu vivace - Maestoso come I

  Mendelssohn
  6:25
• CD 3
• 1
  Symphony No. 3, Op. 56 "Scottish": I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato

  Mendelssohn
  13:59
• 2
  Symphony No. 3, Op. 56 "Scottish": II. Vivace non troppo

  Mendelssohn
  4:26
• 3
  Symphony No. 3, Op. 56 "Scottish": III. Adagio

  Mendelssohn
  11:49
• 4
  Symphony No. 3, Op. 56 "Scottish": IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai

  Mendelssohn
  9:35
• 5
  Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace

  Mendelssohn
  8:07
• 6
  Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 "Italian": II. Andante con moto

  Mendelssohn
  6:32
• 7
  Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 "Italian": III. Con moto moderato

  Mendelssohn
  8:04
• 8
  Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto

  Mendelssohn
  5:38

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Release credits

• Berliner Philharmoniker
  performing orchestra [3.1-8, 2.1-12, 1.1, 1.1-8]
• Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
  choir vocals [4, 6-7, 9-10, 12]
• Edith Mathis
  soprano vocals [4, 7, 11]
• Günter Hermanns
  balance, sound [3.5-8, 1.1-4]
• Hans Hirsch
  executive
• Hans Weber
  producer, recording [1-4]
• Hartmut Pfeiffer
  art direction
• Herbert von Karajan
  conductor
• Klaus Scheibe
  balance [1-4], sound [1-12]
• Liselotte Rebmann
  soprano vocals [7]
• Walter Hagen-Groll
  chorus master [4, 6-7, 9-10, 12]
• Werner Hollweg
  tenor vocals [5, 8, 11]

Issues

• 

  5
  5 Symphonies

  3x CD
  20 March 1990
• 

  5
  5 Symphonies

  3x CD
  8 September 2008
• 5
  5 Symphonien

  2x SACD
  31 January 2018