Credits:

Mozart, W.a.

Description:

Edward Gardner's new project! Mendelssohn in Birmingham! Edward Gardner has been very active in opera houses and concert halls around the world as the young Music Director of the English National Opera, Principal Guest Conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (since 2015), and a regular guest conductor at the MET and La Scala. Gardner is currently in the midst of a new project "Mendelssohn in Birmingham" with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, of which he is the Principal Guest Conductor. Birmingham is an English city with strong ties to Mendelssohn, and the Town Hall was used as the venue for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival, where "Elijah" and "Piano Concerto No. 2" were premiered. The first project of Gardner & Birmingham City Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham and Town Hall includes three masterpieces, "Fingal's Cave", "Reformation" and "Italy". Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.The Hebrides, Op. 26
2.Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 'Reformation': Andante - Allegro con fuoco - Andante come prima -
3.Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 'Reformation': Allegro vivace
4.Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 'Reformation': Andante
5.Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 'Reformation': Chorale: Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott. Andante c
6.Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian': Allegro vivace
7.Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian': Andante con moto
8.Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian': Con moto moderato
9.Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian': Saltarello. Presto