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Mendelssohn: String Symphonies / Goodman, Hanover Band

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Composer
MENDELSSOHN, FELIX
Artist
Roy, Hanover Band, Goodman
Format
CD
Label
RCA
Released
Sep 17, 2010
Catalog #
RCA60427
UPC
828766042726

About

This is an excellent set, intelligently assembled, scrupulously prepared, lucidly recorded, played with a freshness and wit that serve these delightful pieces well.

Mendelssohn's extraordinary precocity is nowhere more comprehensively shown than in the 13 early string symphonies, and though it is extraordinary that these were unknown until 1960, it is scarcely less so that there are still works in Berlin awaiting editing and performance. The symphonies are exceptional, though, in that the range of their invention far exceeds what might be expected of even so prodigiously talented a boy. He had been rigorously schooled in Bach counterpoint, and in harmony partly by way of the chorale; and impressive examples of his diligence have been published in R. Larry Todd's Mendelssohn's Musical Education (Cambridge: 1983). But the inventiveness with which this schooling was put into effect remains dazzling, as with (to take only two examples) the chorale idea in the Minuet of the Sixth Symphony or the brilliant contrapuntal writing in the Eighth Symphony, in which the more immediate inspiration was Mozart, and in particular the Jupiter Symphony.

Roy Goodman makes use of the version with wind instruments for this symphony, which Mendelssohn made within three days of having written the original, and (with one reservation) accepts Mendelssohn's astonishingly fast tempo markings. He brings them off brilliantly, even the helter-skelter bass pizzicatos in the Trio of the Minuet. He also shows, with the use of period string techniques, how quick Mendelssohn's ear was for novel sonorities. An affection for the still underprivileged viola may have come from Mozart, but Mendelssohn would also have heard these sounds pioneered by Weber (who otherwise barely influenced him in these works). There are beautiful string sonorities even in the very earliest works, especially in the often darkly-hued slow movements; and the finales have all the pace and wit of the more mature Mendelssohn (that is to say, when he was in hisleens). Goodman judges tempo well, which is to say he has a shrewd sense of weight as well as of pace. He also directs from the keyboard, which it is certain Mendelssohn himself would have done at those famous Sunday morning concerts in his parents' Berlin house, and he permits himself the occasional contribution: both in theory and in practice, this is entirely in style.

This is an excellent set, intelligently assembled, scrupulously prepared, lucidly recorded, played with a freshness and wit that serve these delightful pieces well. It includes the Sinfoniesatz, an isolated piece of romantic baroque with a slow introduction and a quasi-fugal fast section, less attractive than the other works but worth including for curiosity value.

-- Gramophone [1/1996]

Tracklist 40 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 04:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  3. 2 II. Andante 03:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  4. 3 III. Allegro 02:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  5. 4 I. Allegro 04:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  6. 5 II. Andante 04:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  7. 6 III. Allegro vivace 02:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  8. 7 I. Allegro di molto 03:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro di molto
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  9. 8 II. Andante 02:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  10. 9 III. Allegro 02:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  11. 10 I. Grave - Allegro 03:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Grave - Allegro
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  12. 11 II. Andante 02:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  13. 12 III. Allegro vivace 02:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  14. 13 I. Allegro vivace 04:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  15. 14 II. Andante 02:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  16. 15 III. Presto 04:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  17. 16 I. Allegro 03:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  18. 17 II. Menuetto 04:34
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Menuetto
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  19. 18 III. Prestissimo 03:49
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Prestissimo
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  20. 19 Sinfonia No. 10 in B Minor, MWV N10 10:20
    Track
    19
    Title
    Sinfonia No. 10 in B Minor, MWV N10
    Duration
    10:20
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  21. Disc 2
  22. 1 I. Allegro 05:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  23. 2 II. Andante 05:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  24. 3 III. Menuetto 03:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  25. 4 IV. Allegro molto 06:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  26. 5 I. Adagio e grave - Allegro 10:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio e grave - Allegro
    Duration
    10:34
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  27. 6 II. Adagio 05:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  28. 7 III. Menuetto 06:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  29. 8 IV. Allegro molto 07:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    07:24
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  30. 9 I. Fuga: Grave - Allegro 05:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Fuga: Grave - Allegro
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  31. 10 II. Andante 07:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  32. 11 III. Allegro molto 09:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    09:36
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  33. Disc 3
  34. 1 I. Grave - Allegro 11:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Grave - Allegro
    Duration
    11:23
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  35. 2 II. Andante 06:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  36. 3 III. Scherzo 03:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  37. 4 IV. Allegro vivace 07:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  38. 5 I. Adagio - Allegro molto 12:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro molto
    Duration
    12:45
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  39. 6 II. Scherzo: Commodo (Schweizerlied) 04:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Commodo (Schweizerlied)
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  40. 7 III. Adagio 09:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    09:11
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  41. 8 IV. Menuetto: Allegro moderato 04:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Menuetto: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  42. 9 V. Allegro molto 10:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Allegro molto
    Duration
    10:00
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman
  43. 10 Sinfonia No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 11, MWV N13: Grave - Allegro molto 07:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    Sinfonia No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 11, MWV N13: Grave - Allegro molto
    Duration
    07:12
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Hanover Band
    Conductor
    Roy Goodman