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Mendelssohn: Complete String Symphonies / Raudales, Munich Radio Orchestra
BR Klassik

Mendelssohn: Complete String Symphonies / Raudales, Munich Radio Orchestra

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Details

Composer
MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY, FELIX
Artist
Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Raudales
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
Jun 04, 2021
Catalog #
BRK900337
UPC
4035719003376

About

This CD box set from BR-KLASSIK combines Mendelssohn's twelve string symphonies, his “Symphoniesatz“ in C minor (No. 13) and his early violin concerto in D minor in the form of studio recordings made by the Münchner Rundfunkorchester under its leader Henry Raudales. The violinist has won several awards and made numerous recordings with the orchestra as a conductor and soloist. (The Violin Concerto and Symphonies Nos. 1-6 have already been released separately). It was thanks to his father's penchant for organizing musical concerts in his family's Berlin apartment on Sunday mornings that the 11-year-old Felix Mendelssohn began to compose quite a long series of string symphonies, and also that the works were initially performed. The study of music and composition spurred the young composer on greatly; his diligence as well as his youthful creativity developed early, and he made astonishing progress. In 1821, he wrote the first half of his string symphonies, which together took less than two years to complete. During performances that formed part of the concerts at home, he always took over the direction of the chamber orchestra, which consisted of amateur and professional musicians from the Berlin court orchestra.

Mendelssohn’s early concerto for violin and string orchestra, written at around the same time for his violin teacher Eduard Rietz, was probably played in the same setting. Formally, it owes much to the concertos of Johann Sebastian Bach, but it clearly sounds like Mendelssohn. Ever since their long-lost manuscripts were successfully rediscovered in 1950, Mendelssohn’s early string symphonies have been a fixed part of the string and chamber orchestra repertoire. In the youthful freshness and carefreeness of these early works, one can already hear echoes of the instrumental masterpieces by this important symphonic composer of early Romanticism that were soon to follow.

REVIEW

The Belgian violinist Henry Raudales, originally from Guatemala and significantly promoted by Yehudi Menuhin, has been concertmaster of the Munich Radio Orchestra since September 2001.

These are gripping interpretations performed at a high technical level. They convince not only with exuberant temperament, tight rhythm, and great textures, but also express the melancholy of the Grave movements very well.

–Pizzicato (Remy Franck)

Tracklist 43 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 03:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  3. 2 II. Andante 02:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  4. 3 III. Allegro 02:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  5. 4 I. Allegro 03:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  6. 5 II. Andante 04:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  7. 6 III. Allegro 01:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  8. 7 I. Allegro di molto 03:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro di molto
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  9. 8 II. Andante 01:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  10. 9 III. Allegro 02:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  11. 10 I. Grave - Allegro 03:05
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Grave - Allegro
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  12. 11 II. Andante 01:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  13. 12 III. Allegro vivace 02:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  14. 13 I. Allegro vivace 03:56
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  15. 14 II. Andante 01:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  16. 15 III. Presto 03:26
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  17. 16 I. Allegro 03:01
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  18. 17 II. Menuetto 04:46
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Menuetto
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  19. 18 III. Prestissimo 04:19
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Prestissimo
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  20. 19 I. Allegro 05:05
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  21. 20 II. Andante 03:30
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  22. 21 III. Menuetto 03:30
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  23. 22 IV. Allegro molto 07:10
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  24. Disc 2
  25. 1 I. Adagio e grave - Allegro 06:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio e grave - Allegro
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  26. 2 II. Adagio 04:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  27. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegro molto - Trio: Presto 04:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro molto - Trio: Presto
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  28. 4 IV. Allegro molto 07:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  29. 5 I. Grave - Allegro 09:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Grave - Allegro
    Duration
    09:19
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  30. 6 II. Andante 04:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  31. 7 III. Scherzo 03:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  32. 8 IV. Allegro vivace 10:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    10:05
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  33. 9 Sinfonia No. 10 in B Minor, MWV N10 08:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sinfonia No. 10 in B Minor, MWV N10
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  34. Disc 3
  35. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro molto 11:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro molto
    Duration
    11:02
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  36. 2 II. Scherzo: Commodo (Schweizerlied) 03:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Commodo (Schweizerlied)
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  37. 3 III. Adagio 06:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  38. 4 IV. Menuetto: Allegro moderato 03:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Menuetto: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  39. 5 V. Allegro molto 09:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Allegro molto
    Duration
    09:56
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  40. 6 I. Fuga: Grave - Allegro 04:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Fuga: Grave - Allegro
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  41. 7 II. Andante 03:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  42. 8 III. Allegro molto 07:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  43. 9 Symphonic Movement in C Minor, MWV N14 06:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    Symphonic Movement in C Minor, MWV N14
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  44. 10 I. Allegro 08:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:23
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Henry Raudales
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  45. 11 II. Andante 05:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Henry Raudales
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales
  46. 12 III. Allegro 05:11
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Henry Raudales
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Henry Raudales