Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang'

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Mendelssohn’s Symphony-Cantata, the Hymn of Praise, is given a zesty and joyful performance. Manze encourages transparent textures and clean lines. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 22nd Jun 2018
Catalogue No: PTC5186639
Label: Pentatone
Length: 63 minutes

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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang'

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Anna Lucia Richter (soprano), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Esther Dierkes (soprano)
NDR Radiophilharmonie, NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
Andrew Manze
Recorded: 15-16 June 2017
Recording Venue: Großer Sendesaal des NDR Landesfunkhaus Hannover, Germany

Ia. Sinfonia. Maestoso con moto

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Ib. Allegretto un poco agitato

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Ic. Adagio religioso

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IIa. Alles was Odem hat

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IIb. Lobe den Herrn meine Seele

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III. Recitative. Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid - Er zählet unsre Tränen

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IV. Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid

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V. Ich harrete des Herrn

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VI. Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen - Wir riefen in der Finsternis - Die Nacht ist vergangen

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VII. Die Nacht ist vergangen

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VIII. Chorale. Nun danket alle Gott - Lob, Ehr' und Preis sei Gott

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IX. Drum sing' ich mit meinem Liede

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X. Ihr Völker, bringet her dem Herrn

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Mendelssohn’s Second Symphony “Lobgesang [Hymn of Praise]” is highly original from a conceptual point of view, with its combination of three instrumental movements, followed by a cantata with three soloists and chorus. The piece is a milestone in the history of the symphonic form, stretching the seams of the symphony genre even further than Beethoven had dared with his “Choral” Ninth. In his Lobgesang, Mendelssohn achieved nothing less than the artistic destruction of the conceptual opposition of vocal and instrumental music. Here they enter into a relationship of constructive, mutual support in the service of music. Moreover, the Biblical lyrics express Mendelssohn’s deeply-felt religiosity.

This album completes PENTATONE’s Mendelssohn Symphonies series with the NDR Radiophilharmonie and conductor Andrew Manze. After winning the Jahrespreis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2017 for their recording of Symphonies 1 & 3 and the positive reception of Symphonies 4 & 5, expectations are high for this final piece of the puzzle. On this album, the NDR Radiophilharmonie and Andrew Manze join forces with the NDR Chor and WDR Rundfunkchor, as well as with an excellent cast of soloists: sopranos Anna Lucia Richter and Esther Dierkes and tenor Robin Tritschler.

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October 2018

Mendelssohn’s Symphony-Cantata, the Hymn of Praise, is given a zesty and joyful performance. Manze encourages transparent textures and clean lines.

Awards Issue 2018

This may be the triumph of the set for Manze, not least given the size of the undertaking in comparison to the four purely instrumental symphonies. He has a keen appreciation of the architecture of the work, never allowing it to dawdle, especially in the sung second section, where introspection can often turn to ponderousness.

17th June 2018

Like Gardiner, Manze comes from the period-instrument world, with a similar zeal for textual accuracy...He gives this work, part symphony, part oratorio, a coherence it has rarely achieved on disc.

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang'

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