Mendelssohn--The Great Symphonies

[jayne lee wilson]

I think this is great recording of the 3rd and 5th http://www.mdt.co.uk/mendelssohn-sym...is-profil.html

Yes, I've never heard better 3/5 than the Davis/Dresdeners (that hall, that band..!)... do try Litton/Bergen PO in BIS hi-res, as fond as others of Maag and the LSO - which I have on a Classic Records 24-carat gold CD! Would love to hear Bruggen.
If ever you've a pass to the Berlin DCH, a simply gorgeous 4th awaits with Chailly, live just a few weeks ago, wondrously light, relaxed and tender, great impact in the tarantella. Do try to hear this.

[akiralx]

3: BPO/Levine (DG)
4: BPO/Abbado (Sony)
5: Philharmonia/Weller (Chandos) - c/w No.1 (sorry) and great Hebrides Overture

[richardfinegold]

3: BPO/Levine (DG)
4: BPO/Abbado (Sony)
5: Philharmonia/Weller (Chandos) - c/w No.1 (sorry) and great Hebrides Overture

I found the Levine today in a second hand shop and bought it. After one listening I thought it was pretty fair. I ordered the Litton disc today.

[Mahler's3rd]

Hi Richardfinegold The LSO/Abbado set on DG is really good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mendelssohn-5-Symphonies-7-Overtures/dp/B00005ONMP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360571136&sr=8-1

[Andrew Preview]

Hi Richardfinegold The LSO/Abbado set on DG is really good
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mendelssohn-...0571136&sr=8-1

Cheaper from the grocer: http://www.sainsburysentertainment.c...duct=E10077466

[pastoralguy]

How about Sir Alex Gibson with the SNO in the 'Scottish'? (CfP)

May I also mention that this work is not the 'Scotch'?!
To the best of my knowledge, Mendelssohn wasn't a whisky drinker...

[pastoralguy]

I found the Levine today in a second hand shop and bought it. After one listening I thought it was pretty fair. I ordered the Litton disc today.

I've bought at least 3 copies of the Levine in charity shops. Seems to be a charity shop favourite.

[richardfinegold]

How about Sir Alex Gibson with the SNO in the 'Scottish'? (CfP)

May I also mention that this work is not the 'Scotch'?!
To the best of my knowledge, Mendelssohn wasn't a whisky drinker...

Do you think he drank Mogen David?

[pastoralguy]

Had to look that one up!

Wonder what his tipple was. He MUST have tried whisky when he was in Scotland.

Oddly, I Walked past Holyrood Palace last night and you can see a bit of the ruined chapel that Mendelssohn described in his 'Scottish' symphony. Very spooky indeed.

[verismissimo]

... May I also mention that this work is not the 'Scotch'?!
To the best of my knowledge, Mendelssohn wasn't a whisky drinker...

I think the separation of meanings of Scotch and Scottish is a relatively recent (20th century) phenomenon.

[verismissimo]

I think the separation of meanings of Scotch and Scottish is a relatively recent (20th century) phenomenon.

For example: "My father had a strong prejudice against the Scotch nation." Wilkie Collins, The Two Destinies.

[richardfinegold]

Had to look that one up!

Wonder what his tipple was. He MUST have tried whisky when he was in Scotland.

Oddly, I Walked past Holyrood Palace last night and you can see a bit of the ruined chapel that Mendelssohn described in his 'Scottish' symphony. Very spooky indeed.

I walked past it this fall as well during my vacay in the U.K. I knew it rang a bell when I saw the name, but it wasn't till I was back in the States and reading some liner notes for the Masur recording that I knew why.

Mogen (sometimes spelled Mogan) David is a concord grape wine, most commonly used in Jewish Holidays (thus the Mendelssohn reference, although he was raised a Lutheran). It tastes awful. Very popular with Skid Row Alcoholics in the Urban areas of the States, because they believe that they can become inebriated faster due to the sugar content. One Mogen David product is named 'M.D. 20/20', and on the street it is known as "Mad Dog". The 20 refers to both the sugar and alcohol content.