MENDELSSOHN: Scottish, Italian, Reformation Symphonies
Label: Vox
Format: CD
Categories: Orchestral Music
Budget Periods: Romantic
Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
Directors: David Zinman
Performers: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Available: 7
Price: $11.99
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
A German composer, pianist and conductor of the early Romantic period. He was born to a notable Jewish family, the grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. His work includes symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano and chamber music. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and anti-Semitism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his creative originality is now being recognized and re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Symphony No. 4 in A Major Op. 90 "Italian"
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107 "Reformation"
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disc One | |||
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | |||
| 1 | Overture | 12:33 | |
| 2 | Scherzo | 4:41 | |
| 3 | Entrance of the Fairy King | 1:18 |  |
| 4 | Intermezzo | 3:41 | |
| 5 | Nocturne | 6:21 | |
| 6 | Dance of the Artisans | 1:31 | |
| 7 | Wedding March | 5:04 | |
| Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian" | |||
| 8 | I. Allegro vivace | 10:11 | |
| 9 | II. Andante con moto | 5:59 | |
| 10 | III. Con moto moderato | 6:45 | |
| 11 | IV. Saltarello: Presto | 5:39 | |
| Disc Two | |||
| Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" | |||
| 1 | I. Andante con moto; Allegro un poco agitato | 14:00 | |
| 2 | II. Vivace non troppo | 4:27 | |
| 3 | III. Adagio | 10:19 | |
| 4 | IV. Allegro vivacissimo; Allegro maestoso assai | 10:18 | |
| Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" | |||
| 5 | I. Andante - Allegro con fuoco | 11:49 | |
| 6 | II. Allegro vivace | 5:37 | |
| 7 | III. Andante; IV. Andante con moto; Chorale "Ein' feste Burg" - Allegro vivace - Allegro maestoso | 12:07 |