Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish'
Genres:
Orchestral » Symphonies
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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... — More…
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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
4 CDs
$39.00Downloads
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts Mendelssohn & Schumann
RecommendedMaria João Pires (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
[Pires] has the enviable ability to make everything sound fresh but natural, and her tone is enchanting...The definition on [the Blu-ray] is superb and the camera work actually helps the viewer... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th October 2014
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
SACD + Blu-ray Audio
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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... — More…
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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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Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvořák & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Collection
Joseph Swensen (violin & conductor)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
There’s an impressive level of excellence throughout, though Swensen is adaptable to moods between and within concertos…I love his natural way with slow movements, especially Mendelssohn’s and... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, Orchestral Choice
4 CDs
$39.00Downloads
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Karajan's Berlin Philharmonic performance is worthy of Mendelssohn's inspiration, and this CD makes a splendid memento of a famous Scottish visit. — More…
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies & Overtures
Elizabeth Connell (soprano), Karita Mattila (soprano), Hans-Peter Blochwitz (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Claudio Abbado
It is in the choral Second Symphony that the advantage of the wide-ranging digital sound comes out most strikingly, in clarifying the big tuttis with choir, at the same time providing extra... — More…
4 CDs
$25.25Downloads
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Gardner conducts these pieces with a highly satisfying blend of freedom and discipline. In some of Mendelssohn's more lyrical moments...you need a metronome to judge his rhythmic flexibility,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2014, Orchestral Choice
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 'Scottish' & 4 'Italian'
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
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Emelyanychev is a conductor whose music-making exudes spontaneity and flexibility. — More…
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$17.00Downloads
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Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Historical
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
95 CDs
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