Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Orchestra: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hänssler
Catalogue: HAEN93132
Release: 2004
Size: 307 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11, MWV N13
01. I. Allegro di molto
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto. Allegro molto
04. IV. Allegro con fuoco
Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107, MWV N15, ‘Reformation’
05. I. Andante – Allegro con fuoco
06. II. Allegro vivace
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace – Maestoso (Chorale. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)
Concert Introduction to Mendelssohn Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5
09. Introduction to Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 11
10. Introduction to Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 107
Following the global success of his earlier recordings of Beethoven and Berlioz, Sir Roger Norrington leads his Stuttgart ensemble on a voyage of discovery into the works of the Gentle Genius, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The First Symphony was composed when Mendelssohn was 19, following a prolific period of composing the 13 early Symphonies for Strings, and lyrically expands on the stylistic brilliance of Beethoven and Mozart. The idea to compose a symphony in honor of the tercentenary celebration of Augsburg Confession (1530), came to Mendelssohn while he was in England during the fall of 1829. The symphony was completed during that winter. It was first entitled Symphony for the Celebration of a Religious Revolution; the title Reformation became associated with the piece later. The symphony received few performances during the composer’s lifetime and was evidently laid aside, as it wasn’t published until 1868, posthumously.