Edward Gardner, Birmingham City Symphony Orchestra - Mendelssohn In Birmingham 5 - Import SACD Hybrid

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Edward Gardner, Birmingham City Symphony Orchestra

Description:

The sequel to Edward Gardner's popular "Mendelssohn in Birmingham" series is now available! The popular series "Mendelssohn in Birmingham" with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) and the young British maestro Edward Gardner, who has been the young music director of the English National Opera and the principal conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since 2015, The long-awaited sequel is now available! This collection of eight Mendelssohn overtures includes four pieces recorded during Gardner's tenure as principal guest conductor of the CBSO (2010-2016) and four newly recorded in 2018. This enriching project is set in Birmingham, a city with close ties to Mendelssohn, where Mendelssohn conducted many of his own orchestral works and gave their British premieres during his years in England. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Paulus (Saint Paul), oratorio, Op. 36
2.Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32
3.Overture for orchestra in C major ("Trumpet"), Op. 101
4.The Hebrides, overture for orchestra in B minor ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26
5.Athalie, incidental music, Op. 74
6.A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
7.Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, overture in D major, Op. 27
8.Ruy Blas, overture for orchestra in C minor, Op. 95