Description
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Lobgesang / Symphonie Nr. 2 / Barbara Bonney, Edith Wiens, Peter Schreier, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur / Teldec Classics Audio CD 1989 Stereo / 244 178-2
UPC 022924417825
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), Op. 52 (MWV A 18), is a 13-movement "Symphony-Cantata on Words of the Holy Bible for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra" by Felix Mendelssohn. After the composer's death it was published as his Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, a naming and a numbering that are not his. The required soloists are two sopranos and a tenor. An organ is needed too. The work lasts almost twice as long as any of Mendelssohn's purely instrumental symphonies.
Label: Teldec Classics – 244 178-2
Format: CD
Country: Germany
Released: 1989
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic
Tracklist:
| Symphonie Nr. 2 B-dur, Op. 52 »Lobgesang · Eine Symphonie-Kantate Nach Worten Der Heiligen Schrift« |
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| 1 | Nr. 1 Sinfonia: Maestoso Con Moto · Allegro · Maestoso Con Moto Come I | 11:30 |
| 2 | Allegretto Un Poco Agitato | 5:19 |
| 3 | Adagio Religioso | 4:27 |
| 4 | Nr. 2 Allegro Moderato Maestoso (Chor) | 4:25 |
| 5 | Molto Più Moderato Ma Con Fuoco (Sopran · Chor) | 2:05 |
| 6 | Nr. 3 Rezitativ (Tenor) | 0:43 |
| 7 | Allegro Moderato (Tenor) | 1:58 |
| 8 | Nr. 4 A Tempo Moderato (Chor) | 1:59 |
| 9 | Nr. 5 Andante (Sopran I/II · Chor) | 4:38 |
| 10 | Nr. 6 Allegro Un Poco Agitato (Tenor · Sopran) | 4:41 |
| 11 | Nr. 7 Allegro Maestoso E Molto Vivace (Chor) | 3:52 |
| 12 | Nr. 8 Choral: Andante Con Moto (Chor) | 3:19 |
| 13 |
Nr. 9 Andante Sostenuto Assai (Tenor · Sopran) | 4:11 |
| 14 | Nr. 10 Schlußchor: Allegro Non Troppo (Chor) | 5:17 |
- Choir – Rundfunkchor Leipzig
- Composed By – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
- Conductor – Kurt Masur
- Cover – Holger Matthies
- Directed By – Gert Frischmuth
- Engineer – Claus Strüben
- Orchestra – Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
- Organ – Michael Schönheit
- Producer [Directeur Artistique] – Heinz Wegner
- Producer [Directeur De Production] – Hansjürgen Schaefer, Wolfgang Mohr
- Soprano Vocals – Barbara Bonney (tracks: 9, 10, 13), Edith Wiens (tracks: 5, 9)
- Tenor Vocals – Peter Schreier
