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Special offer. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang'
Judith Howarth (soprano), Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano) & Christoph Prégardien (tenor)
Bergen Philharmonic Choir, KorVest (Bergen Vocal Ensemble), The Danish National Vocal Ensemble DR & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Award for Technical Excellence
Litton's live recording is outstanding: observant of Mendelssohn's tempi, with beautifully detailed orchestral textures and lithe but robust choral work from the Danish National Vocal Ensemble...
Special offer. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang'
Judith Howarth (soprano), Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano) & Christoph Prégardien (tenor)
Bergen Philharmonic Choir, KorVest (Bergen Vocal Ensemble), The Danish National Vocal Ensemble DR & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
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Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Award for Technical Excellence
Litton's live recording is outstanding: observant of Mendelssohn's tempi, with beautifully detailed orchestral textures and lithe but robust choral work from the Danish National Vocal Ensemble...
About
Completed in 1840, Mendelssohn's ‘Lobgesang’ Symphony is actually his fourth in order of composition, preceded by both the Italian (No.4) and the Reformation Symphony (No.5). It was composed to mark the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press. Instead of dealing with the subject of printing or Gutenberg’s life, however, Mendelssohn chose to focus on the consequences of Gutenberg’s achievement, presenting it as the victory of light over darkness.
Contents and tracklist
- Judith Howarth, Jennifer Larmore, Christoph Prégardien
- Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Vocal Ensemble, DR VokalEnsemblet, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
- Andrew Litton
- Recorded: 23-24 April 2008
- Recording Venue: Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
- Judith Howarth, Jennifer Larmore, Christoph Prégardien
- Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Vocal Ensemble, DR VokalEnsemblet, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
- Andrew Litton
- Recorded: 23-24 April 2008
- Recording Venue: Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
Awards and reviews
5th July 2009
Litton's live recording is outstanding: observant of Mendelssohn's tempi, with beautifully detailed orchestral textures and lithe but robust choral work from the Danish National Vocal Ensemble and soloists Judith Howarth, Jennifer Larmore and Christoph Prégardien.
11th July 2009
The tenor Christoph Pregardien is powerfully eloquent in the work’s best section (the anguished Stricke des Todes), and the Bergen Philharmonic lilt charmingly during the opening Sinfonia.
