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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 / Heras-Casado, Freiburger Baroque Orchestra

Mendelssohn,F. / Heras-casado,Pablo Release Date: 01/08/2016
Label: Harmonia Mundi Catalog #: 902228 Spars Code: DDD
Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn Conductor:  Pablo Heras-Casado Orchestra/Ensemble:  Freiburger Barockorchester Number of Discs: 1

Following his critically acclaimed recording of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.2, Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado returns with Symphonies Nos.3 and 4, this time leading the Freiburger Barockorchester. Both works have origins in the composer’s 1829- 1831 tour of Europe. Symphony No.3, sometimes called the “Scottish” symphony, was inspired by a visit to the ruined Holyrood Chapel in Edinburgh in 1829. It was not completed until 1842, making it, chronologically, the last of his five symphonies. Symphony No.4, called the “Italian” symphony, was born of the color and atmosphere of Italy, and was completed in Berlin in 1833.

“Extremely lively and incisive accounts of the Scottish and Italian symphonies by the Freiburg Baroque Read more Orchestra.”
-- The Observer, [1/31/2016]

"A performance of chamber like subtlety and transparency with an underlying drive and energy. Harmonia Mundi has a winner with Pablo Heras-Casado and the Freiburger Barockorchester. If you think that you’ve heard these symphonies too many times try these performances and revel in the freshness of re-discovery”
-- The Classical Reviewer [3/13/2016]
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