The complete Symphonies & Concertos

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MENDELSSOHN
The complete Symphonies & Concertos
Isabelle van Keulen (violin) Ronald Brautigam (piano) / Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

[ BIS / 11 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Saturday 1 September 2012

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BIS presents a boxed set of Felix Mendelssohn's complete symphonies, string symphonies and concertos.

The symphonies were recorded in 2007 and 2008 by Andrew Litton and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and were warmly received by the reviewers when they were first released.

The 12 string symphonies give us the background to the symphonies for full orchestra, written by a boy not yet fifteen. The recordings are from the Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Lev Markiz.

A further four discs offer all of the eight concertos that Mendelssohn composed. These include the youthful works with string orchestra accompaniment (concertos for violin, piano, violin and piano, and for two pianos), as well as the mature works for violin, piano and full orchestra, performed here by Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam.

Tracks:

Symphonies Nos. 1-5
Judith Howarth (soprano), Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano) & Christoph Prégardien (tenor)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, KorVest (Bergen Vocal Ensemble); The Danish National Vocal Ensemble/DR, Andrew Litton

Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton

String Symphonies Nos. 1-13 (complete)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Scherzo from Octet, Op. 20
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Concerto in D minor for violin and strings (second version)
arr. for orchestra
Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 original 1844 version
Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Piano Concerto in A minor
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra
Ronald Brautigam (piano) & Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Capriccio Brillant in B minor Op. 22
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Rondo brillant in E flat major, Op. 29
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Serenade and Allegro giocoso, Op. 43, for piano and orchestra
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Concerto in E major for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Roland Pöntinen (piano) & Love Derwinger (piano)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz

Concerto in A flat major for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Roland Pöntinen (piano) & Love Derwinger (piano)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz