Ultimate Mendelssohn: The Essential Masterpieces

Release by Felix Mendelssohn

Track list

CD 1

=> 1 Symphony no. 3 in A minor (“Scottish”), op. 56: 1. Andante con moto – Allegro un poco agitato (14:53)
=> 2 Symphony no. 3 in A minor (“Scottish”), op. 56: 2. Vivace non troppo (4:16)
=> 3 Symphony no. 3 in A minor (“Scottish”), op. 56: 3. Adagio (8:52)
=> 4 Symphony no. 3 in A minor (“Scottish”), op. 56: 4. Allegro vivacissimo – Allegro maestoso assai (9:02)
=> 5 Symphony no. 4 in A major (“Italian”), op. 90: 1. Allegro vivace (10:39)
=> 6 Symphony no. 4 in A major (“Italian”), op. 90: 2. Andante con moto (6:19)
=> 7 Symphony no. 4 in A major (“Italian”), op. 90: 3. Con moto moderato (6:57)
=> 8 Symphony no. 4 in A major (“Italian”), op. 90: 4. Saltarello: Presto (5:42)

CD 2

=> 1 Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: 1. Allegro molto appassionato / 2. Andante (21:18)
=> 2 Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: 3. Allegretto non troppo (6:55)
=> 3 Octet for strings in E‐flat major, op. 20: 1. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco (14:54)
=> 4 Octet for strings in E‐flat major, op. 20: 2. Andante (7:44)
=> 5 Octet for strings in E‐flat major, op. 20: 3. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (4:34)
=> 6 Octet for strings in E‐flat major, op. 20: 4. Presto (6:33)

CD 3

=> 1 Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: 1. Molto allegro con fuoco (6:53)
=> 2 Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: 2. Andante (5:27)
=> 3 Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: 3. Presto (6:26)
=> 4 Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40: 1. Allegro appassionato (9:14)
=> 5 Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40: 2. Adagio (5:59)
=> 6 Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40: 3. Finale: Presto scherzando (7:03)

CD 4

=> 1 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, overture, op. 21 (12:17)
=> 2 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Scherzo: Allegro vivace (5:08)
=> 3 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: L’istesso tempo (1:36)
=> 4 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Song with chorus “You spotted snakes” (3:58)
=> 5 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Intermezzo (2:11)
=> 6 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Notturno (6:27)
=> 7 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Wedding March (4:13)
=> 8 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Prologue (0:20)
=> 9 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Funeral March (1:10)
=> 10 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Dance of the Clowns (1:30)
=> 11 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Finale “Through this house give glimm’ring light” (4:34)

CD 5

=> 1 Song Without Words for Piano no. 19 in A‐flat major, op. 53/1 (3:15)
=> 2 Song Without Words for Piano no. 34 in C major (“Spinnerlied”), op. 67/4 (2:00)
=> 3 Song Without Words for Piano no. 20 in E‐flat major, op. 53/2 (2:40)
=> 4 Song Without Words for Piano no. 21 in G minor, op. 53/3 (2:47)
=> 5 Song Without Words for Piano no. 25 in G major, op. 62/1 (2:26)
=> 6 Song Without Words for Piano no. 42 in B‐flat major, op. 85/6 (2:13)
=> 7 Song Without Words for Piano no. 6 in G minor (“Venetianisches Gondellied”), op. 19b/6 (2:44)
=> 8 Song Without Words for Piano no. 9 in E major, op. 30/3 (2:00)
=> 9 Song Without Words for Piano no. 10 in B minor, op. 30/4 (3:00)
=> 10 Song Without Words for Piano no. 11 in D major, op. 30/5 (2:40)
=> 11 Song Without Words for Piano no. 12 in F‐sharp minor (“Venetianisches Gondellied”), op. 30/6 (3:02)
=> 12 Song Without Words for Piano no. 47 in A major (“Kinderstück”), op. 102/5 (1:33)
=> 13 Song Without Words for Piano no. 1 in E major, op. 19b/1 (3:10)
=> 14 Song Without Words for Piano no. 2 in A minor, op. 19b/2 (2:44)
=> 15 Song Without Words for Piano no. 4 in A major, op. 19b/4 (1:56)
=> 16 Song Without Words for Piano no. 5 in F‐sharp minor, op. 19b/5 (3:46)
=> 17 Song Without Words for Piano no. 13 in E‐flat major, op. 38/1 (2:31)
=> 18 Song Without Words for Piano no. 14 in C minor, op. 38/2 (1:54)
=> 19 Song Without Words for Piano no. 18 in A‐flat major (“Duetto”), op. 38/6 (2:43)
=> 20 Song Without Words for Piano no. 36 in E major, op. 67/6 (2:37)
=> 21 Song Without Words for Piano no. 30 in A major (“Frühlingslied”), op. 62/6 (2:50)
=> 22 Song Without Words for Piano no. 45 in C major (“Kinderstück”), op. 102/3 (1:39)

Labels

=> Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)

478 0102

Release events

2008-02-04 [Worldwide]

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