Mendelssohns letters show that his first inspiration for the symphony came in 1829, during his first visit to england. Among his most famous works are overture to a midsummer nights dream 1826, italian symphony 1833, two piano concerti 1831, 1837, a violin concerto 1844, and several. This final disc in the series opens with the scottish symphony no. The confession is a key document of lutheranism and its presentation to emperor charles v in june 1530 was a momentous event of the protestant reformation. Piano concerto various composers by london symphony orchestra download and listen to the album. Lso0803 mendelssohn symphony no 2 lobgesang albums. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of felix mendelssohns birth in 1809, bergen philharmonic orchestra and their music director andrew litton have recorded a threedisc survey of the composers symphonies. Ditto for the scottish symphony, where mutis sense of drama easily trounces norringtons unimaginative phrasing, especially his stiff, flatfooted finale. Jakob ludwig felix mendelssohn bartholdy was a german composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period. Gala concert from the gewandhaus zu leipzig gewandhaus orchestra leipzig kurt masur conductor felix mendelssohn bartholdy. Symphony no 3 in a minor scottish, op 56 mendelssohn from. In 1831, he stopped work on the score for a decade, and the symphony was not completed until 1842.
This is the first in a series of live concerts featuring the london symphony orchestra, exploring the complete symphonies of felix mendelssohn under the baton of sir john eliot gardiner. The hebrides leonard bernstein, israel philharmonic orchestra on allmusic 2018. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Symphony 3 hebrides mendelssohn,bartholdy felix artist format. Felix is the latin for happy an auspicious choice for it reflects the character of the man and his music. And as you might expect, sir john brings his love of authentic. The work is scored for an orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in b flat and a, two bassoons, two horns in c and a, two horns in.
Felix mendelssohn 18091847 symphony no 3 in a minor, scottish, op 56 1842 overture. Mendelssohn symphony no 3 scottish overture the hebrides. The london symphony orchestra present us with inspiring performances of these works, as well. Mendelssohn symphony no 3 scottish digital download. That mendelssohns lobgesang hymn of praise is also known as his symphony no 2 shows what an odd work it is.
After some sketching, mendelssohn set aside the piece until 1841, when disappointments in his life placed him in a mood similar to that he experienced in england 12 years earlier. Inspired by his travels to the british isles and full of the influence of the rolling scottish landscape, both mendelssohns symphony no. Allegro vivacissimoallegro maestoso assai download. The london symphony orchestras brass and strings really enliven the confrontations near the movements end, before the seemingly tackedon coda mendelssohn could have left well enough alone with the quiet ending which, thanks to thrilling horn playing, sounds less tiresome than usual. Mendelssohn london symphony orchestra, peter maag mendelssohn in scotland symphony no. The work, which he gave the enigmatic title sinfonia espansiva, is a perfect example of symphonic traditions beyond the germanspeaking cultural. Mendelssohn symphony 3 bernstein download deutsche. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of felix mendelssohns birth in 1809, bergen. The great london symphony orchestra launch a new complete mendelssohn symphonic cycle. The first bounds along without a care, while the vocal second is given the weight it. The composer himself was uncertain how to classify it until he took the advice of a friend and designated it as a symphonycantata, a recognition of the fact that, if it has the overall trajectory of a fourmovement symphony with vocal ending, then that choral ending. For this 2014 concert with the berliner philharmoniker, alan gilbert combines this work by mendelssohn with symphony no. Composition history mendelssohn began sketching the scottish symphony in 1829. Mendelssohn, vth symphony reformation, 4th movement, played by the dutch radio chamber orchestra, conducted by ton koopman 2008.