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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Litton

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth in 1809, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and their music director Andrew Litton have recorded a three-album survey of the composer's symphonies.

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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5

01:09:18

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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor ("Scottish"), Op. 56

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Litton

00:39:48

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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D major/D minor ("Reformation"), Op. 107

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Litton

00:29:30

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Collectors Reviews

"Litton's Scottish...combines verve, textural clarity and a vivid sense of atmosphere — say, in the whooping Scherzo, with its chuckling, cavorting woodwind and horns, and the haunting lull before the finale's 6/8 coda (6'22"). The slow movement, again, is sensitively phrased and timed, with no whiff of sentimentality."

Gramophone

"...if you are looking for ‘perfect’ symphonic Mendelssohn then this disc has to come somewhere near, if not at the very top of the list."

MusicWeb International

"Eloquent Mendelssohn from the Bergen Philharmonic."

BBC Music Magazine

Label:
BIS

Range:
BIS

Catalogue Number:
BIS-SACD-1604

Barcode:
7318599916040

Release Date:
18th Dec 2009

Recording Date:
1st Feb 2007

Recording Location:
Grieg Hall,Bergen

Producer:
Jens Braun

Engineer:
Thore Brinkmann; Marion Schwebel

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