
Wydawnictwo: Bis
Nr katalogowy: BIS 2002
Nośnik: 11 CD
Data wydania: sierpień 2012
EAN: 7318590020029
Nr katalogowy: BIS 2002
Nośnik: 11 CD
Data wydania: sierpień 2012
EAN: 7318590020029
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: The Complete Symphonies, String Symphonies and Concertos
Bis - BIS 2002
Kompozytor
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Wykonawcy
Isabelle van Keulen, violin
Ronald Brautigam, piano
Roland Pöntinen, piano (two-piano concertos)
Love Derwinger piano (two-piano concertos)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta / Lev Markiz
udith Howarth, soprano
Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano
Christoph Prégardien, tenor
Bergen Philharmonic Choir
KorVest (Bergen Vocal Ensemble)
The Danish National Vocal Ensemble/DR
Amsterdam Sinfonietta / Lev Markiz
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton
Isabelle van Keulen, violin
Ronald Brautigam, piano
Roland Pöntinen, piano (two-piano concertos)
Love Derwinger piano (two-piano concertos)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta / Lev Markiz
udith Howarth, soprano
Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano
Christoph Prégardien, tenor
Bergen Philharmonic Choir
KorVest (Bergen Vocal Ensemble)
The Danish National Vocal Ensemble/DR
Amsterdam Sinfonietta / Lev Markiz
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton
Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.11
Symphony No.2 in B flat major, Op.52, ‘Lobgesang’*
Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56, ‘Scottish’
Symphony No.4 in A major, Op.90, ‘Italian’
Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.107, ‘Reformation’
‘Ruy Blas’ Overture, Op.95
String Symphony No.1 in C major
String Symphony No.2 in D major
String Symphony No.3 in E minor
String Symphony No.4 in C minor
String Symphony No.5 in B flat major
String Symphony No.6 in E flat major
String Symphony No.7 in D minor
String Symphony No.8 in D major (version for strings)
String Symphony No.8 in D major (version with winds)
String Symphony No.9 in C major
String Symphony No.10 in B minor
String Symphony No.11 in F major
String Symphony No.12 in G minor
String Symphony No.13 in C minor (Symphonic Movement)
Concerto in D minor for Violin and String Orchestra
Scherzo from Octet, Op.20
Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op.64 (original 1844 version)
Concerto in A minor for Piano and String Orchestra
Concerto No.1 in G minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op.25
Concerto No.2 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op.40
Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra
Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra, Op.22
Rondo brillant for piano and orchestra, Op.29
Serenade and Allegro giocoso for piano and orchestra, Op.43
Concerto in E major for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Concerto in A flat major for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Symphony No.2 in B flat major, Op.52, ‘Lobgesang’*
Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56, ‘Scottish’
Symphony No.4 in A major, Op.90, ‘Italian’
Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.107, ‘Reformation’
‘Ruy Blas’ Overture, Op.95
String Symphony No.1 in C major
String Symphony No.2 in D major
String Symphony No.3 in E minor
String Symphony No.4 in C minor
String Symphony No.5 in B flat major
String Symphony No.6 in E flat major
String Symphony No.7 in D minor
String Symphony No.8 in D major (version for strings)
String Symphony No.8 in D major (version with winds)
String Symphony No.9 in C major
String Symphony No.10 in B minor
String Symphony No.11 in F major
String Symphony No.12 in G minor
String Symphony No.13 in C minor (Symphonic Movement)
Concerto in D minor for Violin and String Orchestra
Scherzo from Octet, Op.20
Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op.64 (original 1844 version)
Concerto in A minor for Piano and String Orchestra
Concerto No.1 in G minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op.25
Concerto No.2 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op.40
Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra
Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra, Op.22
Rondo brillant for piano and orchestra, Op.29
Serenade and Allegro giocoso for piano and orchestra, Op.43
Concerto in E major for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Concerto in A flat major for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Gathered here, the three discs with Felix Mendelssohn’s symphonies recorded in 2007 and 2008 by Andrew Litton and his Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra were warmly received by the reviewers when they were first released. While each instalment, according to the BBC Music Magazine, demonstrated ‘the same wide dynamic range, eloquent phrasing and attention to detail, always with an ear for its contribution to the bigger picture’, performances of individual symphonies were hailed as ‘an exhilarating, thoroughly enjoyable Italian, superbly played and recorded’ (No. 4, Gramophone), ‘finally a Scottish that I have been able to listen to repeatedly with sheer delight’ (No. 3, klassik-heute.de), ‘suitably glowing, with an ideal balance between orchestral sound and chorus’ (No. 2 Lobgesang, Financial Times), and as bringing out ‘all of the rugged Beethovenian character in the Reformation symphony’ (No. 5, MusicWeb International). But this box set also gives the background to the symphonies for full orchestra, through the inclusion of the composer’s 12 string symphonies (and an incomplete 13th), written by a boy not yet fifteen. While forming a striking proof of Mendelssohn’s enormous, and enormously precocious talent, these works also allow us to discover the influences absorbed by the young man, who only one year later would compose his Symphony No. 1. The recordings, with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Lev Markiz, were described in Fanfare as ‘absolutely lovely’ with ‘an exuberance that seems as fresh as that of the youthful composer himself’. And as if all this wasn’t enough, a further