Composer: César Auguste Franck, Ferencz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 0979722
Release: 2011
Size: 693 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 ‘Scottish’
01. I. Andante con moto – Allegro un poco agitato – Assai animato – Andante come prima
02. II. Vivace non troppo
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Allegro vivacissimo – Allegro maestoso assai
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 ‘Reformation’
05. I. Andante – Allegro con fuoco
06. II. Allegro vivace
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Chorale: ‘Ein feste Burg ist under Gott’ (Andante con moto – Allegro vivace)
CD 02
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op.90 ‘Italian
01. I. Allegro vivace – Più animato
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Con moto moderato
04. IV. Saltarello (Presto)
05. Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27
06. Liszt: Les Préludes, symphonic poem No. 3, S97
07. Franck: Le Chasseur maudit
Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony, Riccardo Muti’s choice for his first orchestral recording, led Gramophone magazine to judge that: ‘Muti seems a natural Mendelssohnian … this could hardly be more auspicious … full of electricity and a sense of occasion.’ The ‘Italian’ Symphony was subsequently greeted as ‘a glowing, exhilarating performance’, while assessing the ‘Reformation’ Symphony, the reviewer stated: ‘I am immediately impressed’. Complementing the works by Mendelssohn in this collection are tone-poems by Liszt and Franck.