Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 "Lobgesang" / Howarth, Larmore, Pregardien, Litton, et al

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2

Label: BIS (Sweden)
Catalog No: BIS 1704
Format: Super Audio Hybrid CD
Release Date: 2009-04-01
Number of Discs: 1
Mono/Stereo: Multi
UPC Code: 675754015275

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Completed in 1840, Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" Symphony is actually his fourth in order of composition, preceded by both the 'Italian' (No.4) and the 'Reformation Symphony' (No.5). It was composed to mark the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. Instead of dealing with the subject of printing or Gutenberg's life, however, Mendelssohn chose to focus on the consequences of Gutenberg's achievement, presenting it as the victory of light over darkness. He originally planned the work as a 'smaller oratorio or larger hymn', then as a 'symphony for choir and orchestra', and finally - according to the title page of the published edition - as a 'symphony-cantata after words from the Holy Bible'.

Completed in 1840, Mendelssohn's 'Lobgesang' Symphony is actually his fourth in order of composition, preceded by both the Italian (No.4) and the Reformation Symphony (No.5). It was composed to mark the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. Instead of dealing with the subject of printing or Gutenberg's life, however, Mendelssohn chose to focus on the consequences of Gutenberg's achievement, presenting it as the victory of light over darkness.

"Litton's live recording is outstanding: observant of Mendelssohn's tempi, with beautifully detailed orchestral textures and lithe but robust choral work from the Danish National Vocal Ensemble and soloists Judith Howarth, Jennifer Larmore and Christoph Prégardien." - The Observer

"The tenor Christoph Pregardien is powerfully eloquent in the work's best section (the anguished Stricke des Todes), and the Bergen Philharmonic lilt charmingly during the opening Sinfonia." - The Times



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>Mendelssohn, Felix : Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
  • Performers: Christoph Prégardien (Tenor); Jennifer Larmore (Mezzo Soprano); Judith Howarth (Soprano)
  • Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Choir
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: 1840
  • Studio/Live: Live