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Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Welser-Möst
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: 1. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
2. Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: 2. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
3. Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: 3. Adagio espressivo
4. Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: 4. Allegro molto vivace
5. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Rhenish'), Op. 97: 1. Lebhaft
6. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Rhenish'), Op. 97: 2. Scherzo: Sehr mäßig
7. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Rhenish'), Op. 97: 3. Nicht schnell
8. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Rhenish'), Op. 97: 4. Feierlich
9. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Rhenish'), Op. 97: 5. Lebhaft
Track Listings (10) - Disc #2
1. Symphony No. 3 in A minor ('Scottish'), Op. 56: 1. Andante con moto -
2. Symphony No. 3 in A minor ('Scottish'), Op. 56: Allegro un poco agitato
3. Symphony No. 3 in A minor ('Scottish'), Op. 56: 2. Vivace non troppo
4. Symphony No. 3 in A minor ('Scottish'), Op. 56: 3. Adagio
5. Symphony No. 3 in A minor ('Scottish'), Op. 56: 4. Allegro vivacissimo
6. Symphony No. 3 in A minor ('Scottish'), Op. 56: Allegro maestoso assai
7. Symphony No. 4 in A major ('Italian'), Op. 90: 1. Allegro vivace
8. Symphony No. 4 in A major ('Italian'), Op. 90: 2. Andante con moto
9. Symphony No. 4 in A major ('Italian'), Op. 90: 3. Con moto moderato
10. Symphony No. 4 in A major ('Italian'), Op. 90: 4. Salterello: Presto

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CD Details

All Artists: Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 6/10/2008
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 400000008097, 5099952095429

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CD Reviews

Much-abused recordings from the young Welser-Most that deser

Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 11/05/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I have read so many pans of Welser-Most that I wanted to put in good words for this bargain two-fer of his Schumann and Mendelssohn. Here's a capsule summary of my original reviews of the forgotten EMI originals:

Schumann -- Eschewing propulsion, Welser-Most feels another side of romanticism, more songful, dreamy, and gentle. Schumann's view of himself comprised both aspects, so it's lovely to hear the Second and Third Sym. approached more in the style of Schubert than Beethoven.

Critics in the U.K. didn't agree when this CD was released in 1992 during W-M's troubled tenure with the London Phil. But if you have room in your soul for Eusebius and Florestan, these performances may catch your imaginaiton as they did mine.

Mendelssohn - Also released in 1992, this pairing of the Scottish and Italian Sym. is refined and restrained. Usually I don't favor conductors who stay on the tame side of Mendelssohn's bipolar clasical-romantic personality, but Welser-Most has an authentic Austrian touch with this music, and his elegance is very atractive. Both symphonies sound like first cousins to the music from A Midsummer Night's Dream, no bad thing.

I wouldn't make any of these recordings a first choice, but at this super-brgain price, they are miles ahead of anything on Naxos and other budget rivals. Scorn is certainly not deserved."