Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Conductor: Paavo Järvi
Number of Discs: 4
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA1004
Release: 2024
Size: 4.06 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Symphony No. 1, Op. 11
01. I. Allegro di molto
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto: Allegro molto – Trio
04. IV. Allegro con fuoco
Symphony No. 5, Op. 107, “Reformation”
05. I. Andante – Allegro con fuoco
06. II. Allegro vivace
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Andante con moto
CD 02
Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, “Lobgesang”
01. I. Sinfonia: I. Maestoso con moto
02. I. Sinfonia: II. Allegretto un poco agitato
03. I. Sinfonia: III. Adagio religioso
04. II. Chor: Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn / Sopran solo: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele
05. III. Recitativo, Tenor solo: Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid
06. IV. Chor: Saget es, die ihr erlöset seid
07. V. Sopran I und II solo: Ich harrete des Herrn / Chor: Wohl dem, der seine Hoffnung setzt auf den Herrn
08. VI. Tenor solo: Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen
09. VII. Chor: Die Nacht ist vergangen
10. VIII. Choral: Nun danket alle Gott
11. IX. Sopran solo, Tenor solo: Drum singe ich mit meinem Liede
12. X. Schlusschor: Ihr Völker! Bringet her dem Herrn
CD 03
Symphony No. 3, Op. 56, “Scottish”
01. I. Andante con moto – Allegro un poco agitato
02. II. Vivace non troppo
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Allegro vivacissimo – Allegro maestoso assai
Symphony No. 4, Op. 90, “Italian”
05. I. Allegro vivace
06. II. Andante con moto
07. III. Con moto moderato
08. IV. Saltarello. Presto
CD 04
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
01. Overture
02. No. 1, Scherzo. Allegro vivace
03. No. 3, Lied mit Chor. Allegro ma non troppo
04. No. 5, Intermezzo. Allegro appassionato
05. No. 7, Notturno. Andante tranquillo
06. No. 9, Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace
07. No. 11, “Ein Tanz von Rübeln”. Allegro di molto
08. Finale
“I don’t think Mendelssohn gets the attention he deserves,” said Paavo Järvi at the start of the 2020 -2021 season. Faced with this observation, he undertook to record a complete cycle of Mendelssohn’s orchestral works with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra for his second season as Music Director. On the programme are the composer’s five symphonies, including the second, known as ‘Lobgesang’, half-symphony, half-cantata, with the participation of the Zürcher Sing-Akademie, tenor Patrick Grahl and sopranos Chen Reiss and Marie Henriette Reinhold. Finally, A Midsummer Night’s Dream , based on Shakespeare’s play, the overture to which Mendelssohn composed when he was just 17, concludes this very fine cycle.