Special offer. Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Tonkünstler-Orchester, Andrés Orozco-Estrada
The Italian [stakes] its claim right from the off, with pert woodwinds and lightly expressive strings…the closing Santarello races along without the least sign of sweat or strain, 'Mendelssohnian'...
Special offer. Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Tonkünstler-Orchester, Andrés Orozco-Estrada
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The Italian [stakes] its claim right from the off, with pert woodwinds and lightly expressive strings…the closing Santarello races along without the least sign of sweat or strain, 'Mendelssohnian'...
About
Before Andres Orozco-Estrada leaves the Tonkünstler Orchestra for Frankfurt/hr, OehmsClassics did not want to miss the opportunity to bring out Mendelssohn after the Brahms symphonies in March. Here, then, are two famous works: the Italian Symphony and die Reformation Symphony.
Contents and tracklist
- Tonkünstler-Orchester
- Andrés Orozco-Estrada
- Recorded: 3-4, 6 April 2014
- Recording Venue: Goldener Saal, Musikverein, Vienna
- Tonkünstler-Orchester
- Andrés Orozco-Estrada
- Recorded: 3-4, 6 April 2014
- Recording Venue: Goldener Saal, Musikverein, Vienna
Awards and reviews
September 2015
The Italian [stakes] its claim right from the off, with pert woodwinds and lightly expressive strings…the closing Santarello races along without the least sign of sweat or strain, 'Mendelssohnian' in the truest sense of the term.
March 2019
If you want a fine modern coupling of these two symphonies, look no further.
23rd July 2015
The warm, dense orchestral sound [Orozco-Estrada] has cultivated [in Vienna] characterises their Brahms symphony cycle. Indeed, that sound is at times too heavy in a repertoire that benefits from lightness and transparency.
