Mendelssohn: Symphonies [4-Album Cycle]

Paavo Jarvi, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

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“I don’t think Mendelssohn gets the attention he deserves,” said Paavo Järvi at the start of the 2020-2021 season. Faced with this observation, he undertook to record a complete cycle of Mendelssohn’s orchestral works with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra for his second season as Music Director. On the program are the composer’s five symphonies, including the second, known as ‘Lobgesang’, half-symphony, half-cantata, with the participation of the Zürcher Sing-Akademie, tenor Patrick Grahl and sopranos Chen Reiss and Marie Henriette Reinhold. Finally, A Midsummer Night’s Dream , based on Shakespeare’s play, the overture to which Mendelssohn composed when he was just 17, concludes this very fine cycle.

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Paavo Järvi, Conductor

Tracklist

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1.

Symphony No. 1. Op. 11: I. Allegro di molto

09:59

2.

Symphony No. 1. Op. 11: II. Andante

05:47

3.

Symphony No. 1. Op. 11: III. Menuetto: Allegro molto - Trio

05:18

4.

Symphony No. 1. Op. 11: IV. Allegro con fuoco

08:04

5.

Symphony No. 5. Op. 107. 'Reformation': I. Andante - Allegro con fuoco

12:10

6.

Symphony No. 5. Op. 107. 'Reformation': II. Allegro vivace

05:11

7.

Symphony No. 5. Op. 107. 'Reformation': III. Andante

03:35

8.

Symphony No. 5. Op. 107. 'Reformation': IV. Andante con moto

08:17

1.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Op. 61: Overture

12:23

2.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Op. 61: No. 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

04:36

3.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Op. 61: No. 3. Lied mit Chor. Allegro ma non troppo

04:35

4.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Op. 61: No. 5. Intermezzo. Allegro appassionato

03:43

5.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Op. 61: No. 7. Notturno. Andante tranquillo

05:39

6.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Op. 61: No. 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace

04:42

7.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Op. 61: No. 11. 'Ein Tanz von Ru?beln'. Allegro di molto

01:32

8.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Op. 61: Finale

05:01

1.

Symphony No. 3. Op. 56. 'Scottish': I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato

15:44

2.

Symphony No. 3. Op. 56. 'Scottish': II. Vivace non troppo

04:11

3.

Symphony No. 3. Op. 56. 'Scottish': III. Adagio

09:40

4.

Symphony No. 3. Op. 56. 'Scottish': IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai

09:26

5.

Symphony No. 4. Op. 90. 'Italian': I. Allegro vivace

10:06

6.

Symphony No. 4. Op. 90. 'Italian': II. Andante con moto

05:40

7.

Symphony No. 4. Op. 90. 'Italian': III. Con moto moderato

06:23

8.

Symphony No. 4. Op. 90. 'Italian': IV. Saltarello. Presto

05:26

1.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': I. Sinfonia: I. Maestoso con moto

12:13

2.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': I. Sinfonia: II. Allegretto un poco agitato

06:24

3.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': I. Sinfonia: III. Adagio religioso

05:57

4.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': II. Chor: Alles. was Odem hat. lobe den Herrn / Sopran solo: Lo

06:37

5.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': III. Recitativo. Tenor solo: Saget es. die ihr erlöst seid

02:49

6.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': IV. Chor: Saget es. die ihr erlöset seid

01:41

7.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': V. Sopran I und II solo: Ich harrete des Herrn / Chor: Wohl dem

04:51

8.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': VI. Tenor solo: Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen

03:48

9.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': VII. Chor: Die Nacht ist vergangen

04:27

10.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': VIII. Choral: Nun danket alle Gott

04:07

11.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': IX. Sopran solo. Tenor solo: Drum singe ich mit meinem Liede

04:32

12.

Symphony No. 2. Op. 52. 'Lobgesang': X. Schlusschor: Ihr Völker! Bringet her dem Herrn

05:56

Total time: 03:50:30

Additional information

Label	Alpha Classics
SKU	ALPHA10045
Qualities	DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz
Channels	2ch Stereo
Artists	Paavo Jarvi, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Composers	Mendelssohn
Genres	Classical
balance engineer, editing, mixing & mastering	jean-marie Geijsen
Conductors	Paavo Jarvi
Instruments	Orchestra
Original Recording Format	PCM 96 kHz
Recording Location	Symphones No. 1, 5, 3, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Tonhalle Maag 'Lobgesang', Tonhalle Zürich
Recording Producer	philip traugott
Release Date	March 15, 2024

Mendelssohn: Symphonies - Vol. 1

Label	Alpha Classics
SKU	ALPHA10041
Qualities	DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz
Channels	2ch Stereo
Artists	Paavo Jarvi, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Composers	Mendelssohn
Genres	Classical
balance engineer, editing, mixing & mastering	jean-marie Geijsen
Conductors	Paavo Jarvi
Instruments	Orchestra
Original Recording Format	PCM 96 kHz
Recording Location	Symphones No. 1, 5, 3, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Tonhalle Maag 'Lobgesang', Tonhalle Zürich
Recording Producer	philip traugott
Release Date	March 11, 2024

Mendelssohn: Symphonies - Vol. 2

Label	Alpha Classics
SKU	ALPHA10042
Qualities	DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz
Channels	2ch Stereo
Artists	Paavo Jarvi, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Composers	Mendelssohn
Genres	Classical
Conductors	Paavo Jarvi
Original Recording Format	PCM 96 kHz
Release Date	March 11, 2024

Mendelssohn: Symphonies - Vol. 3

Label	Alpha Classics
SKU	ALPHA10043
Qualities	DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz
Channels	2ch Stereo
Artists	Paavo Jarvi, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Composers	Mendelssohn
Genres	Classical
Conductors	Paavo Jarvi
Original Recording Format	PCM 96 kHz
Release Date	March 11, 2024

Mendelssohn: Symphonies - Vol. 4

Label	Alpha Classics
SKU	ALPHA10044
Qualities	DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz
Channels	2ch Stereo
Artists	Paavo Jarvi, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Composers	Mendelssohn
Genres	Classical
Conductors	Paavo Jarvi
Original Recording Format	PCM 96 kHz
Release Date	March 11, 2024

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The Classic Review

The orchestral playing is excellent across the board, Järvi’s tempos are quick, even by HIPP standards, but the playing is masterly. Vibrato is sparingly used, and the characterful winds are well to the fore. Timpani are, for the most part, played with hard sticks and have a strong presence, aided by Alpha’s rich yet detailed engineering. Textures are transparent, drawing our attention to inner detail without ever overwhelming primary melodic material.

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