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Ultimate Mendelssohn: The Essential Masterpieces

Neville Marriner · Herbert Blomstedt · Charles Dutoit · Pinchas Zukerman · John McCarthy · Philharmonia Orchestra · San Francisco Symphony · Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra · Ambrosian Singers

Decca Classics2008Cat. 478 01024h 29m53 tracks

Ultimate Mendelssohn: The Essential Masterpieces (2008), CD, on Decca Classics. Music by Felix Mendelssohn, performed by Neville Marriner, Herbert Blomstedt, Charles Dutoit, Pinchas Zukerman; 53 tracks.

Composer

Felix Mendelssohn

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Symphony no. 3 in A minor (“Scottish”), op. 56: 1. Andante con moto – Allegro un poco agitato

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 “Scottish”

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

14:53

02

Symphony no. 3 in A minor (“Scottish”), op. 56: 2. Vivace non troppo

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 “Scottish”

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

4:16

03

Symphony no. 3 in A minor (“Scottish”), op. 56: 3. Adagio

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 “Scottish”

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

8:52

04

Symphony no. 3 in A minor (“Scottish”), op. 56: 4. Allegro vivacissimo – Allegro maestoso assai

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 “Scottish”

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

9:02

05

Symphony no. 4 in A major (“Italian”), op. 90: 1. Allegro vivace

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

10:39

06

Symphony no. 4 in A major (“Italian”), op. 90: 2. Andante con moto

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

6:19

07

Symphony no. 4 in A major (“Italian”), op. 90: 3. Con moto moderato

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

6:57

08

Symphony no. 4 in A major (“Italian”), op. 90: 4. Saltarello: Presto

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

5:42

Disc 2

01

Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: 1. Allegro molto appassionato / 2. Andante

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Pinchas Zukerman, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

21:19

02

Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: 3. Allegretto non troppo

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Pinchas Zukerman, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

6:55

03

Octet for strings in E‐flat major, op. 20: 1. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco

Felix Mendelssohn - Octet in E-flat major, op. 20

Pinchas Zukerman, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

14:55

04

Octet for strings in E‐flat major, op. 20: 2. Andante

Felix Mendelssohn - Octet in E-flat major, op. 20

Pinchas Zukerman, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

7:44

05

Octet for strings in E‐flat major, op. 20: 3. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo

Felix Mendelssohn - Octet in E-flat major, op. 20

Pinchas Zukerman, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

4:34

06

Octet for strings in E‐flat major, op. 20: 4. Presto

Felix Mendelssohn - Octet in E-flat major, op. 20

Pinchas Zukerman, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

6:33

Disc 3

01

Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: 1. Molto allegro con fuoco

Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25

Charles Dutoit, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, András Schiff

6:53

02

Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: 2. Andante

Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25

Charles Dutoit, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, András Schiff

5:27

03

Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: 3. Presto

Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25

Charles Dutoit, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, András Schiff

6:34

04

Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40: 1. Allegro appassionato

Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40

Charles Dutoit, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, András Schiff

9:13

05

Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40: 2. Adagio

Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40

Charles Dutoit, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, András Schiff

5:59

06

Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40: 3. Finale: Presto scherzando

Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40

Charles Dutoit, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, András Schiff

7:03

Disc 4

01

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, overture, op. 21

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 21 (op. 61 no. 1): Ouvertüre

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

12:17

02

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Scherzo: Allegro vivace

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

5:08

03

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: L’istesso tempo

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 2. Elfenreigen. Allegro vivace

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

1:36

04

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Song with chorus “You spotted snakes”

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 3. Lied mit Chor "Bunte Schlangen". Allegro ma non troppo

John McCarthy, Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:59

05

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Intermezzo

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 5. Intermezzo. Allegro appassionato

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:11

06

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Notturno

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:27

07

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Wedding March

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:15

08

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Prologue

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 10. Marcia funebre. Andante comodo

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

0:20

09

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Funeral March

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 10. Marcia funebre. Andante comodo

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

1:10

10

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Dance of the Clowns

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 11. Ein Tanz von Rüpeln (Bergamasca). Allegro di molto

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

1:30

11

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Finale “Through this house give glimm’ring light”

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: Finale. Allegro di molto

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers

4:34

Disc 5

01

Song Without Words for Piano no. 19 in A‐flat major, op. 53/1

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte As-Dur, op. 53 Nr. 1

3:15

02

Song Without Words for Piano no. 34 in C major (“Spinnerlied”), op. 67/4

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte C-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 4

2:01

03

Song Without Words for Piano no. 20 in E‐flat major, op. 53/2

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte Es-Dur, op. 53 Nr. 2

2:40

04

Song Without Words for Piano no. 21 in G minor, op. 53/3

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte g-Moll, op. 53 Nr. 3

2:47

05

Song Without Words for Piano no. 25 in G major, op. 62/1

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte G-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 1

2:26

06

Song Without Words for Piano no. 42 in B‐flat major, op. 85/6

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte B-Dur, op. 85 Nr. 6

2:13

07

Song Without Words for Piano no. 6 in G minor (“Venetianisches Gondellied”), op. 19b/6

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte g-Moll, op. 19b Nr. 6

2:44

08

Song Without Words for Piano no. 9 in E major, op. 30/3

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte E-Dur, op. 30 Nr. 3

2:00

09

Song Without Words for Piano no. 10 in B minor, op. 30/4

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte h-Moll, op. 30 Nr. 4

3:00

10

Song Without Words for Piano no. 11 in D major, op. 30/5

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte D-Dur, op. 30 Nr. 5

2:40

11

Song Without Words for Piano no. 12 in F‐sharp minor (“Venetianisches Gondellied”), op. 30/6

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte fis-Moll, op. 30 Nr. 6

3:02

12

Song Without Words for Piano no. 47 in A major (“Kinderstück”), op. 102/5

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 102 Nr. 5

1:33

13

Song Without Words for Piano no. 1 in E major, op. 19b/1

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte E-Dur, op. 19b Nr. 1

3:09

14

Song Without Words for Piano no. 2 in A minor, op. 19b/2

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte a-Moll, op. 19b Nr. 2

2:44

15

Song Without Words for Piano no. 4 in A major, op. 19b/4

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 19b Nr. 4

1:56

16

Song Without Words for Piano no. 5 in F‐sharp minor, op. 19b/5

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte fis-Moll, op. 19b Nr. 5

3:47

17

Song Without Words for Piano no. 13 in E‐flat major, op. 38/1

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte Es-Dur, op. 38 Nr. 1

2:31

18

Song Without Words for Piano no. 14 in C minor, op. 38/2

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte c-Moll, op. 38 Nr. 2

1:54

19

Song Without Words for Piano no. 18 in A‐flat major (“Duetto”), op. 38/6

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte As-Dur, op. 38 Nr. 6

2:43

20

Song Without Words for Piano no. 36 in E major, op. 67/6

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte E-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 6

2:37

21

Song Without Words for Piano no. 30 in A major (“Frühlingslied”), op. 62/6

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6

2:50

22

Song Without Words for Piano no. 45 in C major (“Kinderstück”), op. 102/3

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte C-Dur, op. 102 Nr. 3

1:39