Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1-5
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, RIAS Kammerchor, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Nézet-Séguin and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE) evoke the effervescent, restless, driven essence of Mendelssohn, often almost to perfection. The scherzo of the Scottish Symphony with... — More…
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Recorded: 2016-02
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie de Paris
1. Allegro di molto
2. Andante
3. Minuetto. Allegro molto - Trio
4. Allegro con fuoco
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang'
- Karina Gauvin (soprano), Daniel Behle (tenor), Regula Mühlemann (soprano)
- RIAS Kammerchor, Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Recorded: 2016-02
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie de Paris
1a. Sinfonia - Maestoso con moto - Allegro
1b. Sinfonia - Allegretto un poco agitato
1c. Sinfonia - Adagio Religioso
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish'
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Recorded: 2016-02
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie de Paris
1. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato - Assai animato - Andante come prima
2. Vivace non troppo
3. Adagio
4. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian'
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Recorded: 2016-02
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie de Paris
1. Allegro vivace
2. Andante con moto
3. Menuetto. Con moto moderato
4. Saltarello. Presto
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 'Reformation'
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Recorded: 2016-02
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie de Paris
1. Andante - Allegro con fuoco
2. Allegro vivace
3a. Andante
3b. Recitative
4. Chorale: "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" - Allegro vivace - Allegro maestoso