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Mendelssohn - Symphonies Nos. 1-5
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This new release of Mendelssohn’s complete symphonies confirms the symbiotic relationship Järvi has forged with the orchestra, and is jam-packed with exciting, at times electrifying, music-making...Many... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd March 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1-5
RecommendedChamber 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... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2017, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, 24th June 2017, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Building a Library, June 2019, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1-5
RecommendedBerlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Ashkenazy makes the climax of the Adagio [in the Scottish] dramatically urgent rather than sombrely massive, and conducts perhaps the most ferocious finale on disc, steely trumpets to the fore.... —
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Building a Library, September 2008, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2009, First Choice
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Special offer. Mendelssohn: Complete Symphonies
Sona Ghazarian (soprano), Edita Gruberova (soprano), Josef Böch (organ), Margarita Lilowa (contralto), Horst Laubenthal (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone) & Alfred Sramek (bass)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Singverein, Christoph von Dohnanyi
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1-5
NDR Chor, Pavol Breslik (tenor), Maria Bengtsson (soprano), Johanna Winkel (soprano), Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda
Execution is more than capable, with no scrambling in the whirling Allegros of the “Scottish” and “Italian” Symphonies. In the Saltarello finale of the “Italian” one notices how eagerly the... —
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Mendelssohn: The 5 Symphonies & The 13 String Symphonies
Barbara Bonney (soprano I), Edith Wiens (soprano II) & Peter Schreier (tenor)
Concerto Köln, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Kurt Masur
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1-5
Sybilla Rubens, Claudia Mahnke & Christoph Prégardien
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie & Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Christoph Poppen
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1-5
Sara Macliver (soprano), Elena Xanthoudakis (soprano), Jaewoo Kim (tenor)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, Sebastian Lang-Lessing
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Mendelssohn: The 5 Symphonies
Peter Schreier (tenor), Celestina Casapietra (soprano), Adele Stolte (soprano)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Kurt Masur
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