Various Artists
The Mendelssohn Collection

Description

The Mendelssohn Collection brings together a thoughtfully assembled programme of works showcasing Felix Mendelssohn’s remarkable gift for melodic invention and structural elegance. The CD moves through a compelling range of moods and tempos, from the propulsive energy of the Allegro Con Fuoco and the delicate lyricism of the Andante movements, to the grandeur of the closing Choral ‘Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott’, with its Allegro Vivace and Allegretto Maestoso sections forming a stirring finale. Mendelssohn’s ability to balance Classical refinement with Romantic expressiveness is fully on display here, making this CD an ideal entry point for new listeners and a rewarding listen for seasoned admirers of nineteenth-century orchestral and choral repertoire…

Symphony No 3. In A Minor, Op 56 (Scottish)

1. Andante Con Moto – Allegro Un Poco Agitato Attacca
2. Vivace Non Troppo
3. Adagio – Attacca
4. Allegro Vivacissimo – Allegro Maestoso Assai

Symphony No. 5 In D Major, Op 107 (“Reformation”)

1. Andante – Allegro Con Fuoco
2. Allegro Vivace
3. Andante
4. Choral “Ein Feste Burg Is Unser Gott” Andante Con Moto – Allegro Vivace – Allegretto Maestoso

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Alfred Scholz