Mendelssohn: 2e symfonie, 'Lobgesang' - Live Concert HD 

Mendelssohn from early age revealed his musical tendency. He was the son of a banker and had a very careful education, living in an intellectual environment with great effervescent. He is one of the initiators of the Romantic period, contributing in a relevant way to this musical evolution. His music is exuberant, although sometimes with calmer periods of extraordinary beauty. Mendelssohn was an outstanding and amazing composer, with great talent and sensitivity. His masterpieces contributed significantly to the future development of new musical forms. The orchestra and direction is flawless. Thanks for this wonderful recording and great pleasure moments and musical delight that provided.

Beautiful performance of an extraordinary work! Mendelssohn should be performed more often.

00:00 Sinfonia Allegro 11:21 Sinfonia Allegretto 16:25 Sinfonia Adagio 22:06 - Chor: Alles was Odem hat 26:33 Lobe den Herrn meine Seele (Sopran) 28:39 Tenor Rezitativ 31:20 Chor: Sagt es die ihr Erlöset seid 32:53 Ich harrete des Herrn 37:26 Stricke des Todes 41:14 Chor: die Nacht ist vergangen 45:31 Choral 49:27 Sopran Tenor Duett 53:33 Schlusschor

A very believable performance of Mendlessohn 2 Lobgesang. Marcus Stenz is obviously in his element - absolutely comfortable in bringing the most out of his performers. Oh my, Marcus - you make it look so easy! I love his little "YES!" gesture at 58:59. This "reformed" symphony doesn't get the outings it deserves. Lovely, Lovely!

I love this early symphony. Mendelssohn has still not yet truly recovered from the bad press that was started about him via the third reich and the anti-semitism that flourished as a result of the Hitler regime. To me, he is one of the very finest of composers. He lived at a very awkward period for composers; he stood in the immediate wake of Beethoven and Schubert. Being a composer myself, I could only imagine what it would be like to follow-up Ludwig van B. and or Franz Schubert. I would feel most unprepared and less-than in self-esteem and my morale would be at a low ebb, I would believe. But still, I point to the fact that not even Mozart did so much so early; for instance the 12 String Symphonies of the years following his 11th through 15 birthday, if memory serves, are a good example. Neither Mozart nor any other composer has done so much so early. I believe, as well, that they were not given for publication because Felix himself considered them as mere examples of compositional EXCERSIZES and not works for public enjoyment or perusal.

Thank you GOD for the heavenly Mendelsohn. Surely he had a clear line to heaven.

One of my favourite symphonies. I had the pleasure of performing in it in the summer of 2015. Hearing it always brings back great memories.

The soloists and the choir are amazing

That is why I love Germany, which has produced the vast majority of composers such as Mendelssohn, Handel, Beethoven, Bach, Wagner, Weber, R. Strauss, Bruch, Humperdinck, Schumann, Brams, Offenbach, Gluck, etc. I must have forgotten a few.

extraordinary - beautiful- tks for sharing

Great music! The perfect compositor!

Wonderful performance.

Great musician band and conducter! Thank you very much!

Brilliantly orchestrated! Tq 🌹

Einfach herrlich! Danke für euer wunderschönes Musizieren!

Maestoso con moto - Allegro - 00:00 Allegretto un poco agitato - 11:21 Adagio religioso - 16:25 Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn! - 22:06

amazing

Beautiful performance of this relatively long symphony with well-articulated sound of the entire orchestra and well-controlled voices of the chorus. The well-restrained voice of the tenor is also impressive.

Graças e Louvores!! Obrigado Senhor pelo oportunidade de apreciar essa obra !!

fantastic! I am so proud to be able to perform this masterpiece in 6 weeks. Thank you for this great recording!

Superbe !

Magnifique

Magnífico!!!!!👏👏👏🇧🇷

Bravi Tutti ! 👏👏👏👏

Mes respects, Monsieur le Ténor!!! 🎩 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

This is marvelous

Majestic💞

A Lovely performance. Great blend and balance in both choir and orchestra and lovely shaping to all the phrasing.

super bela sinfonia Obrigado

... ¡¡¡ GRACIAS INFINITAS !!! ...

Es encantadora la textura popular de la voz de la primera soprano que canta; le da un interesante colorido a la interpretación. No se canta así de casualidad.

Bravo applausi :-)

This is absolutely accelerated.

Eine schöne Aufnahme. A wonderful recording of this remarkable symphony.

Bravo Attilio Glaser!!! Wie schön gesungen :)

Gracias! Una de las más injustamente olvidadas obras de Mendelssohn... Thanks! One of the most unjustly neglected works of Mendelssohn ...

Bravo! :-)

Thanks for uploading this remarkable choral symphony, so inspiring in its message and composition (Reformation themes). Well performed, and should be heard and performed more often throughout the world! Does anyone have a full video of the Madrid symphony version featuring Portuguese soprano Anna Quintans and Australian Steven - (forgot his last name)?

멋지고 훌륭한 영상 고맙습니다. Thanks!!

Preciosa i sorprenent intervenció del cor. Bravi sopranos.

Прекрасная музыка!Прекрасный композитор!

It seems that the trend in all the performances of this historic symphony around the bicentenary of Mendelssohn's birth [1809] have accelerated all his tempo markings and thereby detracted form the pathos of his melodic invention for the texts, as well as obscuring his melodic counterpoint. One cannot imagine what the hurry was about.

grandiosa

I just love this symphony. The first time I heard it I cried it is so beautiful. Lovely version as well. I studied music at University (Violin and voice at Cambridge) and then went into the 'City' to work in Senior level HR and with travel and family I somewhat left behind my music which I regret. I later returned to singing in a Cathedral choir and would dearly love to sing this in a glorious choir.

有り難う御座います

De poca madre!!!!

Up there with Beethoven's 5th and Schubert's 9th Symphony. Like the 5th it has a recurring theme, started in the first bar and still there at the end.I like this recording; the tenor and contralto? blend well together, neither dominating the other; cf Sir Mark Elder's live recording with the Halle Orchestra where the tenor's voice is weak compared to the contralto's almost Wagner like voice

Получил огромное удовольствие , слушая хор.. Особенно выделяются первый и второй женские голоса , да и мужской голос звучит прекрасно. В целом хор оставил сильное впечатление. Это произведение Мендельсона весьма интересно своим построением и сочетанием с хором. Классика в полном смысле этого слова. Таких произведений немного и оттого они остаются в памяти надолго. Привет из Киева.

Wundervoll, unseren ehemaligen geschätzten Generalmusikdirektor so wiederzusehen! Der Tenor gefällt, aber sonst vermisse ich Barbara Bonney...

I think Mendelssohn influenced a great deal on Tchaikovsky. Unique use of the wind section. Most of all at the oratories

Das is wunderschone.

Probabilmente è la meno conosciuta sinfonia di Mendelsshn ma è di grande intensità e coniuga bene la parte orchestrale con la parte vocale. Anche i temi sono di notevole freschezza e piacevolezza. In altre parole una bella simfonia che si ascolta molto volentieri. Buona anche l'esecuzione. Brunello Veronese Milano

like it

The choral part starts at 22:04

A espiritualidade nos mostra com frequência, que seres diferenciados chegam a este planeta magnífico com missões predeterminadas, ao término das quais retornam à sua eternal origem! Essa missão não se liga ao tempo de vida, mas apenas ao que nela foi incumbido de realizar. Muitos outros retornam com a incumbência de completar o que deixaram de fazer, porque acidentes de percurso não lhes permitiram completar a missão que lhes foi imposta. Se você não acredita nisto, procure informar-se sobre os grandes vultos que, mesmo vivendo curtíssimo tempo, deixaram acervo de incalculável volume e valor.

以前メンデルスゾーンの「最初のワルプルギスの夜」を合唱した時、勉強用に買ったCDのカップリング(と言うのかどうかわかりませんが)交響曲二番が入っていました。第一楽章の出だしが軍歌「歩兵の本領」そっくりだったのでびっくりしました。この曲の合唱もカッコよくてお気に入りです。

26:34 "Lobe den Herrn, meine Soooooole"? You can even see the soprano's mouth shaping an O, taking some liberties with the "Seele." I think she pressured herself too much for loudness, at the expense of clear pronunciation - which you can see by her head shaking. Just like at 27:02 where she sings "ist" instead of "in" or at 27:05 where we hear "vergoose" instead of "vergiss".

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~ "Himmlischer" ~ "Lobgesang" ~

God enough. But Abaddo´ LSO performance flies higher. There´s also a Furtwaengler - Berliner Philarmoniker (1948 or 49?) quite remarkable. Hard to find in CD but I was lucky enough to find it (Angel label).

22:35

Chorus no. 7, 41:10

55:32

I really like Stenz; ace conductor, but his facial expressions always suggest he's flabbergasted that they're actually following his directions.

Juiug

The blond sopran looks very tense while singing and you can hear it as well..

Como titula el vals que está en11.20 ?

23:11 38:14 45:31 0:35

11:20

何ていい曲なんだ 人類の遺産級だ

53:30

NO.10 49:29

修了式で歌いました！

56:50

37:26

Ouverture rienzi i

Of course it is natural to compare Classical and Romantic choral symphonies to Beethoven 9. Truth of the matter is that this holds its own and always has - probably because it is unashamedly Reformed Christian. Its a shame we hear it so rarely.

Rosemary Joshua

Who is the conductor and where is the orchestra based

It would seem that the tempos should be decided by the conductors 'feel' for the music score before him---not the composer's. The listener then pays the money and has no choice except from multiple recordings by various personalities.

I suspect Mendelssohn was trying too hard with this piece to be the next Beethoven's 9th.

Totally German sound, Yeah! BTW, I'm from Ukraine)

Don't like the Soprano. She breathes practically after every second note, the voice is flattering, too big portamenti, wrong lyrics... The rest is fine, even when I find the Tempi sometimes exaggerated fast.

22:35