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Pires, Gardiner - Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3, Hebrides; Schumann: Piano Concerto (2014)

Posted By: peotuvave

Date: 21 May 2015 03:06:23

LSO Live presents the first in a series exploring the complete symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Also featured on this release is the eminent Portuguese pianist, Maria João Pires, in the inaugural concerto recording on the label. Inspired by his travels to the British Isles and full of the influence of the rolling Scottish landscape, both Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 ‘Scottish’ and his Hebrides Overture (‘Fingal’s Cave’) are amongst the composer’s most popular and celebrated works.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner writes of this coupling: "Even if they spoke with different accents these genial Romantics were united in their ambitious fervour for ‘abstract’ music to be acknowledged as having the same expressive force as poetry, drama or the literary novel. The three works on this album exemplify the endeavour and range of invention of two of them, friends and colleagues in Leipzig."

This recording will be released in both SACD and pure audio Blu-ray formats, allowing both the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir John Eliot’s performance to be seen and heard to full effect.

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann
Performer: Maria-Joao Pires
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Reviews: "This was the London Symphony Orchestra; but, with violins and violas standing and with a new suppleness and brilliance in their voice, they sounded Romantic and revolutionary. There was a brisk stepping-out, a bracing scent of the tangle o’ the isles, and tiny, drawn-back moments to glimpse the Romantic sublime." The Times****

"The opening of the Intermezzo was supremely graceful with Pires and the LSO’s cellos creating a chamber music intimacy in the ensuing dialogue. The cultivated way in which Pires and the LSO took up and finished phrases was masterful. The finale was a whirling dance with Pires really revving up the momentum while at the same time bringing out the fanciful elements in the score. The coda was played with gusto, bringing the piece to a sparkling conclusion." Seen and Heard

Tracklisting:

Felix Mendelssohn
1. Overture: The Hebrides
Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto
2. I. Allegro affettuoso
3. II. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso
4. III. Allegro vivace
Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No.3 'Scottish'
5. I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato
6. II. Vivace non troppo
7. III. Adagio
8. IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai

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