Symphonies nos. 1-5 / Overtures / A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Compilation by Mendelssohn; Sir John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

Released 21 September 2018

Tracklist

  • Hybrid SACD 1
  • 1
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: I. Allegro di molto
    Felix Mendelssohn
    10:14
  • 2
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: II. Andante
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:32
  • 3
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: III. Scherzo: Sempre pianissimo e leggiero (1829 London version third movement)
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:03
  • 4
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: III. Menuetto: Allegro molto (1824 original third movement)
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:17
  • 5
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: IV. Allegro con fuoco
    Felix Mendelssohn
    8:06
  • 6
    Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
    Felix Mendelssohn
    11:47
  • 7
    Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": I. Andante – Allegro con fuoco
    Felix Mendelssohn
    11:00
  • 8
    Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": II. Allegro vivace
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:46
  • 9
    Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": III. Adagio
    Felix Mendelssohn
    3:36
  • 10
    Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": IV. Choral: Ein' feste Brug ist unser Gott: Andante con moto - Allegro maestoso
    Felix Mendelssohn
    8:43
  • Hybrid SACD 2
  • 1
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Maestoso con moto
    Felix Mendelssohn
    11:46
  • 2
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Allegretto un poco agitato
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:07
  • 3
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Adagio religioso
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:26
  • 4
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 2. Allegro moderato maestoso “Alles was Odern hat, lobe den Herrn”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:09
  • 5
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 2. Molto più moderato ma con fuoco “Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    2:44
  • 6
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 3. Recitativo “Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid durch den Herrn”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    0:52
  • 7
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 3. Allegro moderato “Er zählet unsre Tränen”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    2:17
  • 8
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 4. Chor: A tempo moderato “Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    1:47
  • 9
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 5. Andante “Ich harrete des Herrn”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:27
  • 10
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 6. Allegro un poco agitato “Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:04
  • 11
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 7. Allegro maestoso e molto vivace “Die Nacht ist vergangen”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:17
  • 12
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 8. Choral: Andante con moto “Nun danket alle Gott”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    1:33
  • 13
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 8. Un poco più animato “Lob, Ehr und Preis sei Gott”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    2:55
  • 14
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 9. Andante sostenuto assai “Drum sing’ ich mit meinem Liede ewig dein Lob”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:17
  • 15
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 10. Schlusschor: Allegro non troppo “Ihr Völker! bringet her dem Herrn”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:22
  • Hybrid SACD 3
  • 1
    Overture: Ruy Blas
    Felix Mendelssohn
    7:14
  • 2
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor: I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato
    Felix Mendelssohn
    15:01
  • 3
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor: II. Vivace non troppo
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:10
  • 4
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor: III. Adagio
    Felix Mendelssohn
    8:56
  • 5
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor: IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
    Felix Mendelssohn
    9:43
  • 6
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): I. Allegro vivace
    Felix Mendelssohn
    10:09
  • 7
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): II. Andante con moto
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:42
  • 8
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): III. Menuetto: Con moto moderato
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:47
  • 9
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): IV. Finale (Saltarello): Presto
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:18
  • Hybrid SACD 4
  • 1
    Overture: The Hebrides, "Fingal's Cave", op. 26
    Felix Mendelssohn
    9:57
  • 2
    Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21
    Felix Mendelssohn
    12:11
  • 3
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: Prologue (Narration). “Ay me! for aught that I could ever read”
    William Shakespeare
    1:03
  • 4
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 1. Scherzo
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:19
  • 5
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 2. L’istesso tempo
    Felix Mendelssohn
    3:32
  • 6
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 2a. Allegro vivace
    Felix Mendelssohn
    2:12
  • 7
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 3. Lied mit Chor
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:40
  • 8
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 4. Andante
    Felix Mendelssohn
    1:42
  • 9
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 5. Allegro appassionato
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:19
  • 10
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 7. Nocturne (Con moto tranquillo)
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:12
  • 11
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 8. Andante
    Felix Mendelssohn
    3:19
  • 12
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 9. Hochzeitmarsch (”Wedding March”) & no. 12. Allegro vivace come primo
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:13
  • 13
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: Finale. Allegro di molto
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:27
  • Blu-ray 5
  • 1
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: I. Allegro di molto
    Felix Mendelssohn
    10:14
  • 2
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: II. Andante
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:32
  • 3
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: III. Scherzo: Sempre pianissimo e leggiero (1829 London version third movement)
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:03
  • 4
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: III. Menuetto: Allegro molto (1824 original third movement)
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:17
  • 5
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: IV. Allegro con fuoco
    Felix Mendelssohn
    8:05
  • 6
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Maestoso con moto
    Felix Mendelssohn
    11:44
  • 7
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Allegretto un poco agitato
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:06
  • 8
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Adagio religioso
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:25
  • 9
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 2. Allegro moderato maestoso “Alles was Odern hat, lobe den Herrn”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:09
  • 10
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 2. Molto più moderato ma con fuoco “Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    2:44
  • 11
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 3. Recitativo “Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid durch den Herrn”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    0:52
  • 12
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 3. Allegro moderato “Er zählet unsre Tränen”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    2:17
  • 13
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 4. Chor: A tempo moderato “Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    1:45
  • 14
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 5. Andante “Ich harrete des Herrn”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:29
  • 15
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 6. Allegro un poco agitato “Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:03
  • 16
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 7. Allegro maestoso e molto vivace “Die Nacht ist vergangen”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:17
  • 17
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 8. Choral: Andante con moto “Nun danket alle Gott”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    1:32
  • 18
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 8. Un poco più animato “Lob, Ehr und Preis sei Gott”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    2:55
  • 19
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 9. Andante sostenuto assai “Drum sing’ ich mit meinem Liede ewig dein Lob”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:17
  • 20
    Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 10. Schlusschor: Allegro non troppo “Ihr Völker! bringet her dem Herrn”
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:22
  • 21
    Overture: Ruy Blas
    Felix Mendelssohn
    7:15
  • 22
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor: I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato
    Felix Mendelssohn
    15:01
  • 23
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor: II. Vivace non troppo
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:11
  • 24
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor: III. Adagio
    Felix Mendelssohn
    8:55
  • 25
    Symphony no. 3 in A minor: IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
    Felix Mendelssohn
    9:43
  • 26
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): I. Allegro vivace
    Felix Mendelssohn
    10:09
  • 27
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): II. Andante con moto
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:42
  • 28
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): III. Menuetto: Con moto moderato
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:47
  • 29
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): IV. Finale (Saltarello): Presto
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:21
  • 30
    Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
    Felix Mendelssohn
    11:47
  • 31
    Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": I. Andante – Allegro con fuoco
    Felix Mendelssohn
    11:00
  • 32
    Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": II. Allegro vivace
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:45
  • 33
    Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": III. Adagio
    Felix Mendelssohn
    3:36
  • 34
    Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": IV. Choral: Ein' feste Brug ist unser Gott: Andante con moto - Allegro maestoso
    Felix Mendelssohn
    8:44
  • 35
    Overture: The Hebrides, "Fingal's Cave", op. 26
    Felix Mendelssohn
    9:59
  • 36
    Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21
    Felix Mendelssohn
    12:09
  • 37
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: Prologue (Narration). “Ay me! for aught that I could ever read”
    William Shakespeare
    1:03
  • 38
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 1. Scherzo
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:19
  • 39
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 2. L’istesso tempo
    Felix Mendelssohn
    3:32
  • 40
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 2a. Allegro vivace
    Felix Mendelssohn
    2:12
  • 41
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 3. Lied mit Chor
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:40
  • 42
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 4. Andante
    Felix Mendelssohn
    1:42
  • 43
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 5. Allegro appassionato
    Felix Mendelssohn
    4:19
  • 44
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 7. Nocturne (Con moto tranquillo)
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:11
  • 45
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 8. Andante
    Felix Mendelssohn
    3:19
  • 46
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 9. Hochzeitmarsch (”Wedding March”) & no. 12. Allegro vivace come primo
    Felix Mendelssohn
    5:12
  • 47
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: Finale. Allegro di molto
    Felix Mendelssohn
    6:27

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Release credits

  • spoken vocals [4.3-6, 4.9, 4.11-13, 5.37-40, 5.43, 5.45-47]
  • spoken vocals [5.39, 5.41-43, 5.45, 5.47, 4.5, 4.7-9, 4.11, 4.13]
  • spoken vocals [4.6, 4.8, 4.11, 4.13, 5.40, 5.42, 5.45, 5.47]
  • balance [2.1-15, 1.6-10, 4.1, 5.6-25, 5.30-35, 3.1-5], editor [5.6-20, 2.1-15], mix [3.2-5, 2.1-15, 4.1, 5.6-20, 5.22-25, 5.35], recording [3.6-9, 4.2-13, 5.1-5, 5.26-29, 5.36-47, 1.1-5]
  • mezzo-soprano vocals [2.9, 5.14]
  • performing orchestra [1.1-10, 3.1-9, 5.1-36, 5.38-47, 4.1-2, 4.4-13, 2.1-15], phonographic copyright [5.36-47, 4.2-13]
  • soprano vocals [2.5, 2.9, 2.14, 5.10, 5.14, 5.19]
  • tenor vocals [2.6-7, 2.10, 2.14, 5.11-12, 5.15, 5.19]
  • choir vocals [4.7, 2.4-5, 2.8-9, 2.11-13, 2.15, 5.9-10, 5.13-14, 5.16-18, 5.20, 5.41]
  • balance [3.1, 3.6-9, 5.1-5, 5.21, 5.26-34, 5.36-47, 4.2-13, 1.1-10], editor [4.2-13, 5.36-47], mix [5.36-47, 4.2-13], recording [4.1, 3.2-5, 5.6-20, 5.22-25, 5.35, 2.1-15]
  • editor [2.1-15, 4.2-13, 5.6-20, 5.36-47], producer
  • conductor [1.1-10, 5.1-36, 5.38-47, 2.1-15, 3.1-9, 4.1-2, 4.4-13]

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