Artist: NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze
Title: Mendelssohn: The 5 Symphonies
Year Of Release: 2021
Label: PentaTone
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) + booklets
Total Time: 03:17:50
Total Size: 794 MB

Tracklist:

01. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 11, MWV N 13: I. Allegro di molto (10:11)
02. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 11, MWV N 13: II. Andante (6:09)
03. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 11, MWV N 13: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto (7:25)
04. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 11, MWV N 13: IV. Allegro con fuoco - Più stretto (8:18)
05. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": Ia. Sinfonia. Maestoso con moto (11:34)
06. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": Ib. Sinfonia. Allegretto un poco agitato (5:56)
07. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": Ic. Sinfonia. Adagio religioso (7:20)
08. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": IIa. Alles was Odem hat lobe den Herrn (4:32)
09. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": IIb. Lobe den Herrn meine Seele (1:55)
10. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": III. Recitative. Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid durch den Herrn (3:00)
11. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": IV. Choral. Sagt es, die ihr erlöst seid (1:49)
12. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": V. Ich harrete des Herrn (4:58)
13. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": VI. Strick des Todes hatten uns umfangen (4:02)
14. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": VII. Die Nacht ist vergangen (4:13)
15. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": VIII. Choral. Nun danket alle Gott (4:30)
16. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": IX. Drum sing' ich mit meinem Liede (4:19)
17. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": X. Schlusschor. Ihr Völker! bringet her dem Herrn Ehre und Macht (5:32)
18. Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18 "Scottish": I. Introduction. Andante con moto (15:44)
19. Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18 "Scottish": II. Scherzo. Vivace non troppo (4:22)
20. Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18 "Scottish": III. Adagio cantabile (9:13)
21. Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18 "Scottish": IV. Finale guerriero. Allegro vivacissimo (9:24)
22. Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, MWV N 16 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace (11:01)
23. Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, MWV N 16 "Italian": II. Andante con moto (7:18)
24. Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, MWV N 16 "Italian": III. Con moto moderato (6:30)
25. Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, MWV N 16 "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto (6:02)
26. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107, MWV N 15 "Reformation": I. Andante - Allegro con fuoco (11:21)
27. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107, MWV N 15 "Reformation": II. Allegro vivace (6:07)
28. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107, MWV N 15 "Reformation": IIIa. Andante (4:19)
29. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107, MWV N 15 "Reformation": IIIb. Recitativo (2:29)
30. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107, MWV N 15 "Reformation": IV. Andante con moto (8:29)

Felix Mendelssohn’s 5 symphonies demonstrate the composer’s extraordinary melodic gift, but also his adventurous spirit. While the First symphony – composed when he was only 15 years old – still reveals the influences of Viennese Classicism, he realized the sound of national landscapes with ground-breaking orchestral effects and harmonies in his Third (Scottish) and Fourth (Italian). The Second (Lobgesang) and Fifth, on the contrary, were inspired by Mendelssohn’s Christian faith, and the former uses choral forces and vocal soloists, stretching the boundaries of symphonic form even further than Beethoven had dared in his “Choral” Ninth. The 5 symphonies are presented chronologically, performed by the NDR Radiophilharmonie and conductor Andrew Manze, who won a Jahrespreis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2017 for their recording of the First and Third symphony.