Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Mendelssohn's Greatest Hits


1. Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian"; I. Allegro vivace Bernstein, Leonard New York Philharmonic
2. The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26 Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Claus Peter Flor
3. Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, "Scotch"; IV. Allegro vivacissimo Bernstein, Leonard New York Philharmonic
4. A Midsummer Night's Dream Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra
5. A Midsummer Night's Dream Wedding March Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra
6. Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64; III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra Zino Francescatti
7. Lied ohne Worte ("Frühlingslied") / Song without Words in A major, opus 62/6 Oppitz, Gerhard
8. Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49; II. Andante con moto tranquillo (Instrumental)violinist Isaac Stern, cellist Leonard Rose, and pianist Eugene Istomin
9. Capriccio brillant in B Minor, Op. 22; I. Andante Sergei Edelmann Claus Peter Flor Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
10. Capriccio brillant in B Minor, Op. 22; II. Allegro con fuoco Sergei Edelmann Claus Peter Flor Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
11. On Wings of Song, Op. 34, No. 2 Ameling, Elly,Jansen, Rudolph
12. Octet in E-Flat, Op. 20 - III Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo Munch, Charles Boston Symphony Orchestra
If Time Allows:
Judith Raskin sings Mendelssohn and Mahler songs. Epic [1965] op.8, no.3, op.19a, no.2 and 4, op.34, no.4, op.47, no.3 and 6, op.57, no.5, op.71, no.4 and op.86, no.3-5, by Mendelssohn, George Schick, piano.
Symphonies No. 4 op. 90 : Italian ; No. 5 op. 107 : "Reformation" ; No. 4 (revised version) Deutsche Grammophon, 1998. Wiener Philharmoniker ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. Recorded Nov. 1997, June 1996, and Mar. 1998, the Musikverein, Grosser Saal, Vienna
String quartet in A minor op. 13. String quartet in D major, op. 44, no. 1.
Musical Heritage Society, 1980. Composers String Quartet. Recorded in Belle Skinner Hall, Vassar College.
Double piano concerto in E major. Piano concerto in A minor.
Argo [1970] Brenda Lucas, John Ogden, pianos. Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor.

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