Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang"

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BIS
Release Date
April 3, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Felix Mendelssohn
    • PERFORMER
      Bach Collegium Japan, Jone Martinez, Benjamin Bruns, Eri Sawae
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 03, 2026
    • UPC
      7318599927619
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-2761
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Romantic Era
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Sinfonia: Maestoso con moto - Allegro - Maestoso con moto come I

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    2. I. Allegretto un poco agitato -

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    3. I. Adagio religioso

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    4. II. Alles was Odem hat (Chorus) - Lobe den Herrn meine Seele (Soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Jone Martínez

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    5. III. Recitative: Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid - Er zählet unsre Tränen (Tenor)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    6. IV. Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid (Chorus)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    7. V. Ich harrete des Herrn (2 Sopranos, Chorus)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Jone Martínez, Eri Sawae

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    8. VI. Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen - Wir riefen in der Finsternis (Tenor) -

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    9. VI. Die Nacht ist vergangen (Soprano) - VII. Die Nacht ist vergangen (Chorus)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Jone Martínez

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    10. VIII. Chorale: Nun danket alle Gott (Chorus)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    11. IX. Drum sing' ich mit meinem Liede (Soprano, Tenor)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Jone Martínez, Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    12. X. Ihr Völker! bringet her dem Herrn (Chorus)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki


Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan, renowned for their definitive interpretations of Bach's vocal music, have also garnered critical acclaim for their recordings of major choral and orchestral works, including Mozart's Requiem and the Mass in C minor, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and Symphony No. 9, and Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem. Their latest venture sees them turn their expertise to Felix Mendelssohn's symphony-cantata, Symphony No. 2 'Lobgesang' (Hymn of Praise). Scored for soloists, choir, and orchestra, the work comprises three symphonic movements and a final chorus-a design that clearly echoes Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Yet Mendelssohn takes this concept further, with the concluding cantata section occupying two-thirds of the entire work's duration. It's text draws from biblical excerpts and specially commissioned poems. The initial symphonic movements, steeped in German Romanticism, deftly alternate with chorale-like passages, establishing a profound link to the ancient cantata tradition that defines the monumental finale. Premi�red at St Thomas' Church in Leipzig (the same church where Mendelssohn's hero, Johann Sebastian Bach, once worked), the work celebrates the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. It proved an immediate and resounding success, quickly becoming one of the most frequently performed works during Mendelssohn's lifetime.