Mendelssohn, Felix: Violin Concerto in E Minor / Symphony No. 4, "Italian" / Oratorio Excerpts

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Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (more info)
Performed by: WDR Symphony Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra Asturias Symphony Orchestra Colonne Concerts Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra New York Philharmonic Orchestra Philharmonia Hungarica West German Radio Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra Beijing Central Philharmonic Orchestra Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra Rheinische State Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Felix Mendelssohn George Enescu Arturo Toscanini Ruggiero Ricci
Conducted by: Hwei-ming Twu Dmitry Sitkovetsky Pinchas Zukerman Hans Muller-Kray Keith Clark Kenneth Jean Eugene Ormandy Bruno Walter Joseph Rescigno Carlo Maria Giulini Wilhelm Furtwangler Thomas Beecham Leo Blech Maximiano Valdes Daniel Raiskin Reinhard Peters
Si-Qing Lu, violin
David Oistrakh, violin
Benjamin Schmid, violin
Joseph Szigeti, violin
Landon Ronald, piano
Jascha Heifetz, violin
Mariko Honda, violin
Nathan Milstein, violin
Elmar Oliveira, violin
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Ida Haendel, violin
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Angele Dubeau, violin
Fritz Kreisler, violin
Recording date: 11-16 May 1988


1.   I. Allegro molto appassionato - 00:13:32
2.   II. Andante - 00:07:56
3.   III. Allegretto non troppo / Allegro molto vivace - 00:06:25


Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, "Italian" (more info)
Performed by: Chambre Philharmonique, La Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Ireland National Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Cassovia South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Felix Mendelssohn
Conducted by: Thomas Fey Anthony Bramall Reinhard Seifried Johannes Wildner Leopold Hager Roger Norrington Walter Weller Emmanuel Krivine
Christoph Poppen, violin
Recording date: 13-15 June 1990


4.   I. Allegro vivace - 00:07:51
5.   II. Andante con moto - 00:05:57
6.   III. Con moto moderato - 00:07:04
7.   IV. Saltarello (Presto) - 00:05:41


Elijah, Op. 70 (more info)
Performed by: Stuttgart Bach Collegium
Composed by: Felix Mendelssohn
Conducted by: Helmuth Rilling


8.   Elias, Op. 70: Introduction: Overture - 00:03:01


Paulus (St. Paul), Op. 36 (more info)
Performed by: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Felix Mendelssohn
Conducted by: Helmuth Rilling


9.   Paulus, Op. 36: Introduction: Overture - 00:07:01

A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21 (more info)
Performed by: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Cassovia Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Felix Mendelssohn
Conducted by: Hans Vonk Anthony Bramall Christian Pollack Johannes Wildner Helmuth Rilling Wilhelm Furtwangler


1.   I. Overture: Allegro di molto - 00:12:54


Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581: II. Larghetto (more info)
Performed by: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Concertgebouw Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Philharmonia Cassovia London Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Symphony Orchestra Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Dresden Staatskapelle Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Hayman Felix Mendelssohn Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Willem Mengelberg Hans Vonk Charles Grove Fritz Busch Istvan Bogar Anthony Bramall Erich Kleiber Johannes Wildner Helmuth Rilling Lior Shambadal Christian Rainer Don Jackson
John Amans, flute
Bruno Jaenicke, horn
Bertalan Hock, oboe
Miranda van Kralingen, soprano
Iris Vermillion, mezzo-soprano
Georg Wille, cello
Recording date: 12th May, 1928


2.   II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - 00:05:06
3.   III. Intermezzo: Allegro appassionato - Allegro molto comodo - 00:03:32
4.   IV. Notturno: Con moto tranquillo - 00:07:54
5.   V. Wedding March: Allegro vivace - 00:05:46


Paulus (St. Paul), Op. 36 (more info)
Performed by: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales Capella Weiburgensis Neue Orchester
Composed by: Felix Mendelssohn
Conducted by: Richard Hickox Doris Hagel Helmuth Rilling Dennis Keene Christoph Spering
Markus Brutscher, tenor
Peter Coleman-Wright, baritone
Susan Gritton, soprano
Jean Rigby, contralto
Mark Kruczek, organ
Klaus Mertens, baritone
Barry Banks, baritone
Dorothea Zimmermann, alto
Sabine Goetz, soprano


6.   Paulus (St. Paul), Op. 36: Fugue: Der Erdkreis ist nun des Herrn - 00:04:47


Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang" (Hymn of Praise) (more info)
Performed by: Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra Ireland National Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Stuttgart Bach Collegium German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Felix Mendelssohn
Conducted by: Thomas Fey Reinhard Seifried Helmuth Rilling Walter Weller Don Jackson
Ulrika Stromstedt, mezzo-soprano
Mary Nelson, soprano
Majella Cullagh, soprano
Christoph Pregardien, tenor
Peter Straka, tenor
Markus Schafer, tenor
Claudia Mahnke,
Sibylla Rubens, soprano
Cynthia Haymon, soprano
Christoph Poppen, violin
Adrian Thompson, tenor
Alison Hagley, soprano
Eleonore Marguerre, soprano


7.   Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' (Hymn of Praise): I. Allegretto un poco agitato (bar 383-559) - 00:06:44
8.   I. Sinfonia: Maestoso con moto - Allegro (bar 1-382) - 00:10:59
9.   X. Ihr Volker, bringet her dem Herrn (Chorus) - 00:05:42


Elijah, Op. 70 (more info)
Performed by: Stuttgart Bach Collegium
Composed by: Felix Mendelssohn
Conducted by: Jeffrey Skidmore Eckhard Weyand Helmuth Rilling Martin Flamig Georg Ratzinger
Wolfgang Schone, baritone
Christine Schafer, soprano
Cornelia Kallisch, mezzo-soprano
Michael Schade, tenor
Michael Fuxius, piano


10.   Wohl dem, der den Herrn furchtet (Chorus) - 00:02:43
11.   Trio: Hebe deine Augen auf zu den Bergen - 00:01:23
12.   Siehe, der Huter Israels (Chorus) - 00:02:41
13.   Recitative: Der Herr hat dich erhoben aus dem Volk (Baritone, Alto, Chorus) - 00:03:32
14.   Quartet: Wirf dein Anliegen auf den Herrn (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone) - 00:01:40
15.   Furchte dich nicht, spricht unser Gott (Chorus) - 00:03:54

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