Building a Library, Mendelssohn (composer)
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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: 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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Hymn to the Dawn
RecommendedGrace Cloutier (harp), Jessica Petrus (soprano), Heather Petrie (contralto), Amanda Sidebottom (soprano), Esteli Gomez (soprano), Rebekah Westphal (alto), Alan Murchie (organ), Arianne Abela (soprano), Allison Holst-Grubbe (soprano), Derek Greten-Harrison (counter-tenor), Alan Murchie (piano)
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Building A Library, January 2022, Featured Recording
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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 Recommended(sung in English)
Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Patricia Bardon, John Mark Ainsley
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Paul Daniel
Paul Daniel and Bryn Terfel ensure that this is one of the most dramatic performances of the oratorio on disc. The young conductor, with the advantage of an excellent period instrument orchestra,... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2000, First Choice
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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
RecommendedMichael Volle (bass), Andrea Rost (soprano), Marjana Lipovsek (alto), Herbert Lippert (tenor), Letizia Scherrer (soprano), Thomas Cooley (tenor) & Barbara Fleckenstein (soprano)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Wolfgang Sawallisch
[Volle] is supported by an orchestra rightly wedded to extremes and a chorus with high energy levels and the crispest enunciation. Wolfgang Sawallisch's speeds may be sensible, but he does his... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2018, Recommended Recording
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