LSO, Gardiner - Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' (2017) {B&W Society of Sound no. 83 Digital Download 16-44.1}
LSO, Gardiner - Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' (2017) {B&W Society of Sound no. 83 Digital Download 16-44.1}
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Classical / Romantic / Symphony
In October 2016, to bring his acclaimed Mendelssohn symphonies cycle to a rousing conclusion, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the London Symphony Orchestra – accompanied by Lucy Crowe, Jurgita Adamonytė, Michael Spyres and the Monteverdi Choir – gave two performances of the composer’s symphony-cantata, ‘Lobgesang’. Also known as ‘Hymn of Praise’, it sits slightly uneasily with Mendelssohn’s four other symphonies, with its extended last movement involving soloists and chorus. However, the idea was not without precedent – the work has its roots in both Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (‘Choral’), and Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette.
LSO, Gardiner - Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' (2017) {B&W Society of Sound no. 83 Digital Download 16-44.1}
Composed for the celebrations in Leipzig of the 400th anniversary of Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of printing with movable type, Mendelssohn drew on Biblical texts and Lutheran chorales to create this jubilant work, which enjoyed considerable success following its premiere in 1840.
The work opens with a bold and majestic motto intoned by trombones, with answering phrases from the full orchestra. The symphony then follows a traditional trajectory for the first three movements, but when we reach the “fourth” movement, we move into the ‘cantata’ section. There is a return of the motto theme, driving an imposing crescendo, at the height of which the chorus enters with the text "Alles was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn!" (All things that have breath, praise the Lord!). The following movements successively darken the mood, stressing God’s support in times of hardship, and reaching the lowest ebb in a dramatic tenor aria full or Romantic nocturnal anxiety ('watchman will the night soon pass?').
Comfort comes right at the end of this section as the soprano declares ‘Die Nacht ist vergangen!’ (The night has departed!), and the chorus takes up the theme. From here on the confident nature of the opening is gradually restored, first with the Lutheran hymn ‘Nun danket alle Gott’, then with a duet radiant with thanks for deliverance, and finally a grand choral declamation and a fugue of Haydnesque jubilance.
While Sir John Eliot Gardiner is well versed in Mendelssohn’s output, this recording documents his first performance of the work. In an interview given around the concerts, he said, "It’s a piece I’ve been looking at for years, and I’ve never conducted it. I was a bit sceptical at first, thinking that it was the torso of a symphony with a cantata bolted on. But it isn't – it’s a delight! It has a lot of the inventiveness and sheer melodic flow of the young Mendelssohn and it’s perfectly calibrated and constructed".
Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s enthusiasm for the work is matched by the scintillating performances of Lucy Crowe, Jurgita Adamonytė, Michael Spyres, the Monteverdi Choir, and the London Symphony Orchestra.
LSO, Gardiner - Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' (2017) {B&W Society of Sound no. 83 Digital Download 16-44.1}
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Recorded: Live in DSD, October 2016, Barbican Hall, London
Track Listing
01 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' i. No. 1 Sinfonia - Maestoso con moto
02 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' ii. No. 1 Sinfonia - Allegretto un poco agitato
03 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' iii. No. 1 Sinfonia - Adagio religioso
04 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' iv. No. 2 Allegro moderato maestoso Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn
05 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' v. No. 2 Molto piu moderato ma con fuoco Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele
06 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' vi. No. 3 Recitativo Saget es, die ihr erlöst seid durch den Herrn
07 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' vii. No. 3 Allegro moderato Er zählet unsre Tränen
08 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' viii. No. 4 Chor. A tempo moderato Sagt es, die ihr erlöst seid
09 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' ix. No. 5 Andante Ich harrete des Herrn
10 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' x. No. 6 Allegro un poco agitato Stricke des Todes hatten uns umfangen
11 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' xi. No. 7 Allegro maestoso e molto vivace Die Nacht ist vergangen
12 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' xii. No. 8 Choral. Andante con moto Nun danket alle Gott
13 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' xiii. No. 8 Un poco piu animato Lob, Ehr und Preis sei Gott
14 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' xiv. No. 9 Andante sostenuto assai Drum sing' ich mit meinem Liede ewig dein Lob
15 - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' xv. No. 10 Schlusschor. Allegro non troppo Ihr Völker! bringet her dem Herrn
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LSO, Gardiner - Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, 'Lobgesang' (2017) {B&W Society of Sound no. 83 Digital Download 16-44.1}
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