Mendeslssohn · 5 Symphonies · 7 Overtures 4CD

Elizabeth Connell · Karina Mattila, soprano · Hans-Peter Blochwitz, tenor ·

London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus · Claudio Abbado

Felix Mendelssohn (Bartholdy) (1809-1847)

CD1
Symphony no.1 in C minor, op.11
Scherzo in G minor from the Octet op.20
Overture to Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" op.21
Overture "The Hebrides" op.26

CD2
Symphony no.2 in B flat major, op.52 "Hymn of Praise"

CD3
Symphony no.3 in A minor, op.56 "Scottish"
Overture "the Fair Melusina" op.32
"Trumpet Overture" op.101 · "Ruy Blas" op.95

CD4
Symphony no.4 in A major, op.90 "Italian"
Symphony no.5 in D major, op.107 "Reformation"
Overture for Wind Instruments, op.24