Building a Library compares recordings of Mendelssohn's Symphony No.5, the 'Reformation'. It was written to mark the 300th anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession in 1530, a ...

When Martin Luther nailed his thesis to the church door in Wittenberg, he could not have done it with more zeal than John Eliot Gardiner and the London Symphony Orchestra brought to their performance ...

Although Mendelssohn came from a Jewish family, he was raised as a Protestant, and his sacred music has played a big part in this “Reformation 500” year. The Symphony No 5, the “Reformation”, labours ...

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Isabelle Faust, Violin Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor Felix Mendelssohn, Composer (The) Hebrides, 'Fingal's Cave' Freiburg Baroque Orchestra ...

With classical statues, red carpeting, golden lighting, and beautiful architecture, the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed against a setting of grandeur last weekend, amplified by the buzzing energy ...

You may be surprised by the recessed, almost faint profile of the solo violin at the start of Isabelle Faust’s new recording of Mendelssohn’s E minor Violin Concerto. That balance and her unusually ...

In 1830, the city of Berlin planned major celebrations for the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Lutheran Church. They turned down a major new symphony by Felix Mendelssohn, and hired a composer ...

Mendelssohn was captivated by Scotland’s wild beauty, and he poured it into his Scottish Symphony. It’s music full of misty landscapes, ancient ruins, and stirring energy. Let Mendelssohn take you ...

Symphony No. 4, 'Italian' City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Edward Gardner, Conductor Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Symphony No. 5, 'Reformation' City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Felix ...

Andrew Mellor compares recordings of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.5, the ‘Reformation’. It was written to mark the 300th anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession in 1530, a critical ...