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Classical Favorites - Mendelssohn: Symphonies, etc

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2009-08-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

Born in New Zealand, Ross Pople first came to London as a gifted 16-year-old cellist. He quickly moved to the top of the profession, becoming...continue...

Mendelssohn: Sonatas for Cello and Piano / Klein, Beldi

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-11-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in B flat major, Op. 45; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109
Performers: Beldi, Cristian; Klein, Emil

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) wrote relatively little chamber music. The composer Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758–1832) wrote of his pupil Mendelssohn in a letter to Goethe: "He...continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete Organ Works / Stefan Johannes Bleicher

3 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-08-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonatas (6) for Organ, Op. 65; Andante for organ in F major [Little Pieces (4) for organ no 1]; Little Piece (Passacaglia) for organ in C minor [Little Pieces (2) for organ no 2]; ...
Performers: Bleicher, Stefan Johannes

Almost a century after the death of J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was the first composer of international renown to return to the organ. As a...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos, etc / Pisarev, Friedmann

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-05-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, Op. 22; Rondo brillant, for piano & o...
Performers: Pisarev, Andrei
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), creator of the lyric piano piece, wrote his popular Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor when he was twenty-two years old,...continue...

Mendelssohn: Paulus / Daus, Kwon, Ardam, Lika, et al

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-11-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: How lovely are the messengers
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Kwon, Hellen; Lika, Peter
Conductors: Daus, Joshard
Ensemble: Europa ChorAkademie Bach-Ensemble

Mendelssohn's oratorio 'Paulus' - besides the great oratorios of Handel and Haydn, and Bach's Passions - counts among the most important works in the history...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Works / Kirschnereit

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-03-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, Op. 106; Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Fantasies or Caprices (3) for piano, Op. 16; Fantasia for Piano in F sharp m...
Performers: Kirschnereit, Matthias

Mendelssohn's piano music is informed by a poetically romantic depth of feeling and a light-hearted graceful elegance, which sets it worlds apart from the respectable...continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol 3 / Henschel Quartet

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-11-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 44 no 1; Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Pieces (4) for string quartet, Op. 81
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Ensemble: Henschel String Quartet

A total of eight works by Mendelssohn have come down to us which can be ascribed to the genre of the string quartet. Already in...continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol 2 / Henschel Quartet

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-09-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quartet for Strings no 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 no 3
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Ensemble: Henschel Quartett (String Quartet)

The Henschel Quartet have been awarded a number of prizes for their interpretations - for their much-recognized recording of Ginastera string quartets for Arte Nova....continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol 1 / Henschel Quartet

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-04-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 12; Quartet for Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80
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Ensemble: Henschel String Quartet

"The Henschel Quartet's playing was as close to perfection as to be beyond reproach. Magical!" - The Strad "If you think Mendelssohn is rather bland...continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet Op 20, Quintet Op 18 / Ross Pople, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 1998-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Quintet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 18
Performers: Bolt, Rachel; Bradley, Sarah-Jane; Gibbs, Robert; Szucs, Ferenc; Young, Abigail
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra Ensemble