Building a Library, Mendelssohn (composer)
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61
RecommendedKathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, Judi Dench, Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd November 2009
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Building a Library, June 2005, First Choice
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Mendelssohn in Birmingham, Vol. 1 RecommendedCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Unsurprisingly, the quality of the playing here is very high. I particularly enjoyed the timpani roars in The Hebrides Overture. In the Italian Symphony, Gardner coaxes elegant phrasing from... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2019, Recommended Recording
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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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Building a Library, March 2006, First Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2005, Disc of the month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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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: 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.... — More…
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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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Building a Library, February 2016, First Choice
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61
RecommendedLilian Watson, Delia Wallis
Finchley Children's Music Group, LSO, Andre Previn
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Building a Library, June 2005, Budget Choice
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Building a Library, January 2002, Runner-Up
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Schubert, Schumann & Mendelssohn: Symphonies
RecommendedGuido Cantelli/Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra/Guido Cantelli
Philharmonia Orchestra, Guido Cantelli
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also Recommended
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