Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Symphonie Nr. 3 & 5 - Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Symphonie Nr. 3 & 5 - Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra
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It is thought that a painting on a Scotland trip made by Mendelssohn had inspired the 33-year-old composer, especially the opening theme of the first movement of his Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, op. 56, known as the "Scottish" Symphony. The emotional scope of the work is wide, consisting of a grand first movement, a joyous second movement of possibly Scottish folk music, a slow movement maintaining an apparent struggle between love and fate, and a finale that takes its components from Scottish folk dance. A pecularity lies in the coda of the finale, where he introduces a complete new German majestic theme to close the work in a completely different manner from the rest of the finale. It was conceived as early as 1829 during Mendelssohn's trip to Scotland, but was not completed until 1842, and was not published in full score until the following year. The symphony was dedicated to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Its premiere took place on 3 March 1842 in Leipzig.
The Symphony No. 5 in D-minor, Op. 107, called the "Reformation" Symphony, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1832 in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession. This Confession was a key document of Lutheranism and its Presentation to Emperor Charles V in June 1530 was a momentous event of the Protestant Reformation. The symphony was written for a full orchestra and was the first extended symphony that Mendelssohn had written. It was not published until 1868, years after the composer's death. Although the symphony is not very frequently performed, it is better known today than it was during Mendelssohn's lifetime.
Tracklist:
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, op. 56
1. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato
2. Vivace non troppo
3. Adagio
4. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
Symphony No. 5 in D-minor, Op. 107
5. Andante - Allegro con fuoco
6. Allegro vivace
7. Andante
8. Andante con moto - Allegro maestoso
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