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
- 1Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: I. Allegro di moltoFelix Mendelssohn10:14
- 2Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: II. AndanteFelix Mendelssohn6:32
- 3Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: III. Scherzo: Sempre pianissimo e leggiero (1829 London version third movement)Felix Mendelssohn4:03
- 4Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: III. Menuetto: Allegro molto (1824 original third movement)Felix Mendelssohn6:17
- 5Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: IV. Allegro con fuocoFelix Mendelssohn8:06
- 6Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous VoyageFelix Mendelssohn11:47
- 7Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": I. Andante – Allegro con fuocoFelix Mendelssohn11:00
- 8Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": II. Allegro vivaceFelix Mendelssohn4:46
- 9Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": III. AdagioFelix Mendelssohn3:36
- 10Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": IV. Choral: Ein' feste Brug ist unser Gott: Andante con moto - Allegro maestosoFelix Mendelssohn8:43
- Hybrid SACD 2
- 1Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Maestoso con motoFelix Mendelssohn11:46
- 2Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Allegretto un poco agitatoFelix Mendelssohn6:07
- 3Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Adagio religiosoFelix Mendelssohn6:26
- 4Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 2. Allegro moderato maestoso “Alles was Odern hat, lobe den Herrn”Felix Mendelssohn4:09
- 5Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 2. Molto più moderato ma con fuoco “Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele”Felix Mendelssohn2:44
- 6Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 3. Recitativo “Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid durch den Herrn”Felix Mendelssohn0:52
- 7Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 3. Allegro moderato “Er zählet unsre Tränen”Felix Mendelssohn2:17
- 8Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 4. Chor: A tempo moderato “Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid”Felix Mendelssohn1:47
- 9Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 5. Andante “Ich harrete des Herrn”Felix Mendelssohn5:27
- 10Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 6. Allegro un poco agitato “Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen”Felix Mendelssohn4:04
- 11Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 7. Allegro maestoso e molto vivace “Die Nacht ist vergangen”Felix Mendelssohn4:17
- 12Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 8. Choral: Andante con moto “Nun danket alle Gott”Felix Mendelssohn1:33
- 13Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 8. Un poco più animato “Lob, Ehr und Preis sei Gott”Felix Mendelssohn2:55
- 14Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 9. Andante sostenuto assai “Drum sing’ ich mit meinem Liede ewig dein Lob”Felix Mendelssohn4:17
- 15Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 10. Schlusschor: Allegro non troppo “Ihr Völker! bringet her dem Herrn”Felix Mendelssohn5:22
- Hybrid SACD 3
- 1Overture: Ruy BlasFelix Mendelssohn7:14
- 2Symphony no. 3 in A minor: I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitatoFelix Mendelssohn15:01
- 3Symphony no. 3 in A minor: II. Vivace non troppoFelix Mendelssohn4:10
- 4Symphony no. 3 in A minor: III. AdagioFelix Mendelssohn8:56
- 5Symphony no. 3 in A minor: IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assaiFelix Mendelssohn9:43
- 6Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): I. Allegro vivaceFelix Mendelssohn10:09
- 7Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): II. Andante con motoFelix Mendelssohn5:42
- 8Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): III. Menuetto: Con moto moderatoFelix Mendelssohn5:47
- 9Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): IV. Finale (Saltarello): PrestoFelix Mendelssohn5:18
- Hybrid SACD 4
- 1Overture: The Hebrides, "Fingal's Cave", op. 26Felix Mendelssohn9:57
- 2Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21Felix Mendelssohn12:11
- 3A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: Prologue (Narration). “Ay me! for aught that I could ever read”William Shakespeare1:03
- 4A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 1. ScherzoFelix Mendelssohn4:19
- 5A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 2. L’istesso tempoFelix Mendelssohn3:32
- 6A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 2a. Allegro vivaceFelix Mendelssohn2:12
- 7A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 3. Lied mit ChorFelix Mendelssohn4:40
- 8A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 4. AndanteFelix Mendelssohn1:42
- 9A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 5. Allegro appassionatoFelix Mendelssohn4:19
- 10A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 7. Nocturne (Con moto tranquillo)Felix Mendelssohn6:12
- 11A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 8. AndanteFelix Mendelssohn3:19
- 12A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 9. Hochzeitmarsch (”Wedding March”) & no. 12. Allegro vivace come primoFelix Mendelssohn5:13
- 13A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: Finale. Allegro di moltoFelix Mendelssohn6:27
- Blu-ray 5
- 1Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: I. Allegro di moltoFelix Mendelssohn10:14
- 2Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: II. AndanteFelix Mendelssohn6:32
- 3Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: III. Scherzo: Sempre pianissimo e leggiero (1829 London version third movement)Felix Mendelssohn4:03
- 4Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: III. Menuetto: Allegro molto (1824 original third movement)Felix Mendelssohn6:17
- 5Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 11: IV. Allegro con fuocoFelix Mendelssohn8:05
- 6Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Maestoso con motoFelix Mendelssohn11:44
- 7Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Allegretto un poco agitatoFelix Mendelssohn6:06
- 8Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 1. Sinfonia: Adagio religiosoFelix Mendelssohn6:25
- 9Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 2. Allegro moderato maestoso “Alles was Odern hat, lobe den Herrn”Felix Mendelssohn4:09
- 10Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 2. Molto più moderato ma con fuoco “Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele”Felix Mendelssohn2:44
- 11Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 3. Recitativo “Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid durch den Herrn”Felix Mendelssohn0:52
- 12Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 3. Allegro moderato “Er zählet unsre Tränen”Felix Mendelssohn2:17
- 13Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 4. Chor: A tempo moderato “Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid”Felix Mendelssohn1:45
- 14Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 5. Andante “Ich harrete des Herrn”Felix Mendelssohn5:29
- 15Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 6. Allegro un poco agitato “Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen”Felix Mendelssohn4:03
- 16Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 7. Allegro maestoso e molto vivace “Die Nacht ist vergangen”Felix Mendelssohn4:17
- 17Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 8. Choral: Andante con moto “Nun danket alle Gott”Felix Mendelssohn1:32
- 18Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 8. Un poco più animato “Lob, Ehr und Preis sei Gott”Felix Mendelssohn2:55
- 19Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 9. Andante sostenuto assai “Drum sing’ ich mit meinem Liede ewig dein Lob”Felix Mendelssohn4:17
- 20Symphony no. 2, “Lobgesang”: no. 10. Schlusschor: Allegro non troppo “Ihr Völker! bringet her dem Herrn”Felix Mendelssohn5:22
- 21Overture: Ruy BlasFelix Mendelssohn7:15
- 22Symphony no. 3 in A minor: I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitatoFelix Mendelssohn15:01
- 23Symphony no. 3 in A minor: II. Vivace non troppoFelix Mendelssohn4:11
- 24Symphony no. 3 in A minor: III. AdagioFelix Mendelssohn8:55
- 25Symphony no. 3 in A minor: IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assaiFelix Mendelssohn9:43
- 26Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): I. Allegro vivaceFelix Mendelssohn10:09
- 27Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): II. Andante con motoFelix Mendelssohn5:42
- 28Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): III. Menuetto: Con moto moderatoFelix Mendelssohn5:47
- 29Symphony no. 4 in A major, 'Italian', op. 90 (1833 version): IV. Finale (Saltarello): PrestoFelix Mendelssohn5:21
- 30Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous VoyageFelix Mendelssohn11:47
- 31Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": I. Andante – Allegro con fuocoFelix Mendelssohn11:00
- 32Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": II. Allegro vivaceFelix Mendelssohn4:45
- 33Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": III. AdagioFelix Mendelssohn3:36
- 34Symphony no. 5 "Reformation": IV. Choral: Ein' feste Brug ist unser Gott: Andante con moto - Allegro maestosoFelix Mendelssohn8:44
- 35Overture: The Hebrides, "Fingal's Cave", op. 26Felix Mendelssohn9:59
- 36Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21Felix Mendelssohn12:09
- 37A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: Prologue (Narration). “Ay me! for aught that I could ever read”William Shakespeare1:03
- 38A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 1. ScherzoFelix Mendelssohn4:19
- 39A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 2. L’istesso tempoFelix Mendelssohn3:32
- 40A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 2a. Allegro vivaceFelix Mendelssohn2:12
- 41A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 3. Lied mit ChorFelix Mendelssohn4:40
- 42A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 4. AndanteFelix Mendelssohn1:42
- 43A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 5. Allegro appassionatoFelix Mendelssohn4:19
- 44A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 7. Nocturne (Con moto tranquillo)Felix Mendelssohn6:11
- 45A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 8. AndanteFelix Mendelssohn3:19
- 46A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: No. 9. Hochzeitmarsch (”Wedding March”) & no. 12. Allegro vivace come primoFelix Mendelssohn5:12
- 47A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op. 61: Finale. Allegro di moltoFelix Mendelssohn6:27
More by Mendelssohn, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra
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]
Issues
- S2x Digital Media21 September 2018
SBlu-ray, 4x Hybrid SACD2018




