Mendelssohn - Complete Symphonies, String Symphonies and Concertos

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BIS2002

Barcode: 7318590020029

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 11

Release Date: 29th October 2012

Artists

Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Roland Pontinen (piano)
Love Derwinger (piano)
Judith Howarth (soprano)
Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
Bergen Philharmonic Choir
KorVest
Danish National Vocal Ensemble/DR
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Conductors

Andrew Litton
Lev Markiz

Works

Mendelssohn, Felix

Capriccio brillant, op.22
Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra in A flat major
Concerto for violin, piano and strings in D minor
Concerto in E major for 2 pianos
Octet in E flat major, op.20

» III Scherzo

Piano Concerto in A minor
Piano Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.25
Piano Concerto no.2 in D minor, op.40
Rondo brillant, op.29
Ruy Blas: Overture, op.95
Serenade and Allegro giocoso, op.43
String Symphonies (13)
Symphony no.1 in C minor, op.11
Symphony no.2 in B flat major, op.52 'Lobgesang' (Hymn of Praise)
Symphony no.3 in A minor, op.56 'Scottish'
Symphony no.4 in A major, op.90 'Italian'
Symphony no.5 in D major, op.107 'Reformation'
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.post.
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64

Artists

Conductors

Andrew Litton
Lev Markiz

About

BIS presents a boxed set of Felix Mendelssohn’s complete symphonies, string symphonies and concertos.

The symphonies were recorded in 2007 and 2008 by Andrew Litton and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and were warmly received by the reviewers when they were first released.

The 12 string symphonies give us the background to the symphonies for full orchestra, written by a boy not yet fifteen. The recordings are from the Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Lev Markiz.

A further four discs offer all of the eight concertos that Mendelssohn composed. These include the youthful works with string orchestra accompaniment (concertos for violin, piano, violin and piano, and for two pianos), as well as the mature works for violin, piano and full orchestra, performed here by Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam.

Artists:
The Complete Symphonies
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton
Judith Howarth (soprano), Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Bergen Philharmonic Choir, KorVest (Bergen Vocal Ensemble); The Danish National Vocal Ensemble/DR

The Complete String Symphonies
Amsterdam Sinfonietta / Lev Markiz

The Complete Concertos
Amsterdam Sinfonietta / Lev Markiz
Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Ronald Brautigam (piano), Roland Pöntinen (piano), Love Derwinger (piano)