Mendelssohn: Twelve String Symphonies

CDS44081/3

(Originally issued on CDA66561/3)

Recording details: Various dates
Various recording venues
Produced by Various producers
Engineered by Various engineers
Release date: October 2004
Total duration: 200 minutes 36 seconds

'Pople conveys all the joy and wonderment ... and the London Festival Orchestra clearly share in his delight as they unfold the true genius of these extraordinary works. Very highly recommended' (The Good CD Guide)

'I'd advise all those who don't know these remarkable works to acquire this complete set' (CDReview)

'Of memorably high calibre, alertly and capably played and beautifully recorded ... these three excellently engineered discs will more than repay careful and diligent listening' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide)

'Ross Pople and the London Festival Orchestra provide crisp, lyrical, enthusiastic performances that capture the composer's humour' (Classic FM Magazine)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Twelve String Symphonies

London Festival Orchestra, Ross Pople (conductor)

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		MP3	FLAC	ALAC
		£1.30	£1.30	£1.30	String Symphony No 1 in C major [10'10]
CD1	1	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Allegro [4'23]
	2	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Andante [3'09]
	3	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Allegro [2'38]
		£1.40	£1.40	£1.40	String Symphony No 2 in D major [11'07]
	4	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Allegro [3'53]
	5	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Andante [5'15]
	6	£0.25	£0.25	£0.25	Allegro vivace [1'59]
		£1.05	£1.05	£1.05	String Symphony No 3 in E minor [8'20]
	7	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Allegro di molto [3'34]
	8	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Andante [2'37]
	9	£0.25	£0.25	£0.25	Allegro [2'09]
		£1.05	£1.05	£1.05	String Symphony No 4 in C minor [8'12]
	10	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Grave – Allegro [3'38]
	11	£0.30	£0.30	£0.30	Andante [2'17]
	12	£0.30	£0.30	£0.30	Allegro vivace [2'17]
		£1.35	£1.35	£1.35	String Symphony No 5 in B flat major [11'05]
	13	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Allegro vivace [4'09]
	14	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Andante [3'10]
	15	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Presto [3'46]
		£1.55	£1.55	£1.55	String Symphony No 6 in E flat major [12'22]
	16	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Allegro [3'37]
	17	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Menuetto [5'09]
	18	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Prestissimo [3'36]
		£2.60	£2.60	£2.60	String Symphony No 7 in D minor [20'47]
CD2	19	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Allegro [5'14]
	20	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Andante amorevole [5'13]
	21	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Menuetto [3'59]
	22	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Allegro molto [6'21]
		£3.70	£3.70	£3.70	String Symphony No 8 in D major [29'20]
	23	£1.30	£1.30	£1.30	Adagio e Grave – Allegro [10'17]
	24	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Adagio [4'14]
	25	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Menuetto [5'21]
	26	£1.20	£1.20	£1.20	Allegro molto [9'28]
		£3.10	£3.10	£3.10	String Symphony No 9 in C minor [24'18]
	27	£1.05	£1.05	£1.05	Grave – Allegro [8'15]
	28	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Andante [6'35]
	29	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Scherzo [2'48]
	30	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Allegro vivace [6'40]
CD3	31	£1.05	£1.05	£1.05	String Symphony No 10 in B minor [8'30]
		£4.55	£4.55	£4.55	String Symphony No 11 in F major [36'16]
	32	£1.50	£1.50	£1.50	Adagio – Allegro molto [11'57]
	33	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Scherzo comodo: Schweizerlied [4'06]
	34	£1.05	£1.05	£1.05	Adagio [8'20]
	35	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Menuetto: Allegro moderato [3'24]
	36	£1.05	£1.05	£1.05	Allegro molto [8'29]
		£2.55	£2.55	£2.55	String Symphony No 12 in G minor [20'09]
	37	£0.70	£0.70	£0.70	Fuga: Grave – Allegro [5'29]
	38	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Andante [6'48]
	39	£1.00	£1.00	£1.00	Allegro molto [7'52]

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