Mendelssohn - Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95
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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…
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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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The most striking feature of these performances is their remarkable clarity of texture which even in the more forceful passages enables us to hear every strand of Mendelssohn’s incredibly resourceful... — More…
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies & Overtures
Lucy Crowe (soprano), Jurgita Adamonytė (mezzo), Michael Spyres (tenor), Alexander Knox (Puck), Ceri-lyn Cissone (Titania), Frankie Wakefield (Oberon), Maria Joao Pires (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, The Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Special offer. Mendelssohn - Symphonies Nos. 3 - 5 & Overtures
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti & Moshe Atzmon
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…one of the most enjoyable discs I've listened to in a long time… Litton, for my money, gets it right every time. He… makes clear distinctions between fast and slow: in the Italian Symphony,... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2019, Also Recommended
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream & Ruy Blas
Alison Hagley (soprano), Louise Winter (mezzo-soprano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Junior Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Walter Weller
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Abbado's collection remains one of the most generally recommendable available today...The famous pieces...sound strikingly vivid and spontaneous in Abbado's hands, and the recording, wide in... — More…
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