Since you are interested in Complete Concertos [4 hours on 1 SACD], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BEETHOVEN / MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op.67 / Symphony No.4 in A, Op.90 Italian (Rec 1974-76) BBC Symphony Orchestra. Boston Symphony Orchestra Sir Colin Davis [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] "The performances of two of the most venerable warhorses in the symphonic repertoire sound as fresh and vibrant in their SACD reincarnations as if heard for the first time." Classik Reviews (May 2004) |
MENDELSSOHN
Symphonies No. 1 & 4 'Italian' Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "…one of the most enjoyable discs I've listened to in a long time." BBC Music Magazine, February 2010 ***** |
MENDELSSOHN
Symphonies Nos. 3 'Scottish' & 5 'Reformation' Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "Not only does Litton turn...limitations into values (stiffness becomes strength, academicism becomes technical wizadry and a source of delight), he incorporates them into an overall view of the Symphony....It's easy to see why any orchestra would... |
BACH / HANDEL / MOZART / MENDELSSOHN / VERDI / RAVEL / MATTHUS / etc
Flute Waves Die 14 Berliner Flatisten / Andreas Blau (artistic director) [ MDG SACD / SACD - released 29/Aug/2006 ] "All in all, this is a warmly recommended issue for everyone interested in flutes of all shapes and sizes, hearing a crack ensemble perform familiar repertoire in a new light, mucking about with very ‘Hi-Fi’ and enhancing one’s life in... |
MENDELSSOHN
Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Piano Music Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Camerata Salzburg / Ilan Volkov (conductor) [ MDG SACD / SACD - released 18/Mar/2007 ] "Leonskaja plays well enough with a fine rubato especially in the first movement of the First Concerto where the Molto Allegro con fuoco really comes alive. She receives fine support from Volkov and the delectable Camerata Salzburg" (ClassicalNet) |
MENDELSSOHN / EWALD / BOHME
Romantic Music For Brass Geoffrey Hardcastle (solo cornet) / Center City Brass Quintet [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in stereo & multi-channel sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 3 in A minor 'scottish' / Hebrides Overture Joseph Swensen (violin) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "Lack[s] nothing in attack or passion but benefit[s] in clarity of detail from the chamber size of the ensemble and the superb recording standards befitting this label." The Observer |
MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No.2 in B flat major, Op.52 'Lobgesang' Judith Howarth (soprano) Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano) Christoph Pregardien (tenor) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] BBC Music Magazine Awards 2010 Award for Technical Excellence |
MENDELSSOHN
Choral Works Kloster Bronnbach, Wertheim, Germany / Studio der Warttembergischen Philharmonie, Reutlingen, Germany [ Brilliant Classics SACD / SACD - released 16/Aug/2005 ] "A great introduction to the choral works of Mendelssohn and wonderfully performed too." (MusicWeb May 2004) |
MENDELSSOHN / SCHUMANN / LISZT / MAHLER
Auf Flugeln des Gesangs Claudius Tanski (piano) [ MDG SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] Love, happiness, passion, separation, and reconciliation - the lied genre played an important role in romantic music, and not a few transcriptions of the great virtuosos paid tribute to the song culture of high romanticism and paved its way to... |
WALTER PISTON / LEON KIRCHNER / EARL KIM / etc
Harvard Composers Mendelssohn String Quartet with Lucy Shelton (soprano) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2003 ] "The US-based ensemble play both works with jubilant conviction and mastery of a wide range of colour, dynamics and expressive nuance, the whole sounding wonderfully spontaneous." - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1... |
MOZART / SCHUBERT / MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, KV 219 / Rondo in A for violin and strings, D. 438 / Violin Concerto in D minor Vesko Eschkenazy (violin) / Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra / Conducted by Marco Boni [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 20/Apr/2005 ] "This is the most enjoyable recording of the young Mendelssohn ever put on record". ---Luister (September 2002) |