Symphony No.2 'lobgesang'

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Symphony No.2 'lobgesang'

Bringing his acclaimed Mendelssohn cycle to a rousing conclusion, Sir John Eliot Gardiner presents the composer's symphony-cantata, Lobgesang. Mendelssohn wrote that the piece 'lies very near my heart', and with its stately grandeur and religiosity, plus its sheer magnitude - double the length of any of his other symphonies - it stands amongst his most impressive works. Posthumously categorised by editors as the composer's second symphony, it is also known as a 'song of praise' and three talented soloists join the LSO and the world-class Monteverdi Choir for this recording.

While Gardiner is well-versed in the German's output, this release documents his first performance of the work. In an interview for The Arts Desk, he said: It's a piece I've been looking at for years, and I've never conducted it. I was a bit sceptical at first, thinking that it was the torso of a symphony with a cantata bolted on. But it isn't. It's a delight. It has a lot of the inventiveness and sheer melodic flow of the young Mendelssohn and it's perfectly calibrated and constructed.'

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Media	Music CD (Compact Disc)
Number of discs	2
Composer	Soloists: Monteverdi Choir: Lo
Released	January 4, 2018
EAN/UPC	0822231180326
Label	LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LSO0803
Genre	Classical
Dimensions	195 g (Weight (estimated))
Conductor	John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra	London Symphony Orchestra / Monteverdi Choir
Soloist	Lucy Crowe / Jurgita Adamonyte / Michael Spyres