Roy Goodman - Roy Goodman Conducts Mendelssohn String Symphonies (2014)
BAND/ARTIST: Roy Goodman
- Title: Roy Goodman Conducts Mendelssohn String Symphonies
- Year Of Release: 2014
- Label: RCA Red Seal
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 03:41:48
- Total Size: 983 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. String Symphony No. 1 in C Major, MWV N 1: I. Allegro
02. String Symphony No. 1 in C Major, MWV N 1: II. Andante
03. String Symphony No. 1 in C Major, MWV N 1: III. Allegro
04. String Symphony No.2 in D Major, MWV N 2: I. Allegro
05. String Symphony No.2 in D Major, MWV N 2: II. Andante
06. String Symphony No.2 in D Major, MWV N 2: III. Allegro vivace
07. String Symphony No. 3 in E Minor, MWV N 3: I. Allegro di molto
08. String Symphony No. 3 in E Minor, MWV N 3: II. Andante
09. String Symphony No. 3 in E Minor, MWV N 3: III. Allegro
10. String Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, MVW N 4: I. Grave-Allegro
11. String Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, MVW N 4: II. Andante
12. String Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, MVW N 4: III. Allegro vivace
13. String Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, MWV N 5: I. Allegro vivace
14. String Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, MWV N 5: II. Andante
15. String Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, MWV N 5: III. Presto
16. String Symphony No. 6 in E-Flat, MVW N 6: I. Allegro vivace
17. String Symphony No. 6 in E-Flat, MVW N 6: II. Menuetto
18. String Symphony No. 6 in E-Flat, MVW N 6: III. Prestissimo
19. String Symphony No. 10 in B-Minor, MVW N 10: Adagio-Allegro
CD2
01. String Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, MWV N 7: I. Allegro
02. String Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, MWV N 7: II. Andante
03. String Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, MWV N 7: III. Menuetto
04. String Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, MWV N 7: IV. Allegro molto
05. String Symphony No. 8 in D Major, MWV N 8 (Version with Winds): I Adagio-Allegro
06. String Symphony No. 8 in D Major, MWV N 8 (Version with Winds): I. Adagio
07. String Symphony No. 8 in D Major, MWV N 8 (Version with Winds): II. Menuetto
08. String Symphony No. 8 in D Major, MWV N 8 (Version with Winds): III. Allegro molto
09. String Symphony No. 12 in G Minor, MWV N 12: I. Fuga, Grave-Allegro
10. String Symphony No. 12 in G Minor, MWV N 12: II. Andante
11. String Symphony No. 12 in G Minor, MWV N 12: III. Allegro molto
CD3
01. String Symphony No. 9 in C Major, MWV N 9: I. Grave-Allegro
02. String Symphony No. 9 in C Major, MWV N 9: II. Andante
03. String Symphony No. 9 in C Major, MWV N 9: III. Scherzo
04. String Symphony No. 9 in C Major, MWV N 9: IV. Allegro vivace
05. String Symphony No. 11 in F Major, MVW N 11: I. Adagio-Allegro molto
06. String Symphony No. 11 in F Major, MVW N 11: II. Scherzo-Commodo Schweizerlied
07. String Symphony No. 11 in F Major, MVW N 11: III. Adagio
08. String Symphony No. 11 in F Major, MVW N 11: IV. Menuetto-Allegro Moderato
09. String Symphony No. 11 in F Major, MVW N 11: V. Allegro molto
10. String Symphony No. 13, MVW N 14 "Sinfoniesatz" in C Minor: Grave-Allegro molto
While the youthful string symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn may not be the best things he ever composed - surely the Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, the Octet for Strings, the Violin Concerto in E minor, and the Italian and Scotch Symphonies have that honor -- one could certainly make the case that Mendelssohn never really got much better as a composer than he was in the string symphonies. The effortlessness and eloquence of his technique, the lightness and lyricism of his melodies, the brightness and brilliance of his scoring, and above all the sheer vivacious charm of the music makes the case that, had Mendelssohn never lived past 15, he could still be counted a great composer.
At any rate, that is the argument one could make after listening to Roy Goodman and the Hanover Band's terrific recording of Mendelssohn's string symphonies. The fact that the Hanover Band is a period instrument ensemble matters as little as the fact that Goodman was a boy soprano: their playing is sprightly and infectious and his conducting is joyous and delightful. Goodman does not attempt to dampen and thus distort Mendelssohn's music with a pose of faux gravitas as Kurt Masur had in his recording of the string symphonies, but rather lets Mendelssohn romp and roar with youthful energy and enthusiasm, and the result is a pure pleasure in music-making. RCA's digital sound is real and vivid.
CD1
01. String Symphony No. 1 in C Major, MWV N 1: I. Allegro
02. String Symphony No. 1 in C Major, MWV N 1: II. Andante
03. String Symphony No. 1 in C Major, MWV N 1: III. Allegro
04. String Symphony No.2 in D Major, MWV N 2: I. Allegro
05. String Symphony No.2 in D Major, MWV N 2: II. Andante
06. String Symphony No.2 in D Major, MWV N 2: III. Allegro vivace
07. String Symphony No. 3 in E Minor, MWV N 3: I. Allegro di molto
08. String Symphony No. 3 in E Minor, MWV N 3: II. Andante
09. String Symphony No. 3 in E Minor, MWV N 3: III. Allegro
10. String Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, MVW N 4: I. Grave-Allegro
11. String Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, MVW N 4: II. Andante
12. String Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, MVW N 4: III. Allegro vivace
13. String Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, MWV N 5: I. Allegro vivace
14. String Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, MWV N 5: II. Andante
15. String Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, MWV N 5: III. Presto
16. String Symphony No. 6 in E-Flat, MVW N 6: I. Allegro vivace
17. String Symphony No. 6 in E-Flat, MVW N 6: II. Menuetto
18. String Symphony No. 6 in E-Flat, MVW N 6: III. Prestissimo
19. String Symphony No. 10 in B-Minor, MVW N 10: Adagio-Allegro
CD2
01. String Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, MWV N 7: I. Allegro
02. String Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, MWV N 7: II. Andante
03. String Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, MWV N 7: III. Menuetto
04. String Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, MWV N 7: IV. Allegro molto
05. String Symphony No. 8 in D Major, MWV N 8 (Version with Winds): I Adagio-Allegro
06. String Symphony No. 8 in D Major, MWV N 8 (Version with Winds): I. Adagio
07. String Symphony No. 8 in D Major, MWV N 8 (Version with Winds): II. Menuetto
08. String Symphony No. 8 in D Major, MWV N 8 (Version with Winds): III. Allegro molto
09. String Symphony No. 12 in G Minor, MWV N 12: I. Fuga, Grave-Allegro
10. String Symphony No. 12 in G Minor, MWV N 12: II. Andante
11. String Symphony No. 12 in G Minor, MWV N 12: III. Allegro molto
CD3
01. String Symphony No. 9 in C Major, MWV N 9: I. Grave-Allegro
02. String Symphony No. 9 in C Major, MWV N 9: II. Andante
03. String Symphony No. 9 in C Major, MWV N 9: III. Scherzo
04. String Symphony No. 9 in C Major, MWV N 9: IV. Allegro vivace
05. String Symphony No. 11 in F Major, MVW N 11: I. Adagio-Allegro molto
06. String Symphony No. 11 in F Major, MVW N 11: II. Scherzo-Commodo Schweizerlied
07. String Symphony No. 11 in F Major, MVW N 11: III. Adagio
08. String Symphony No. 11 in F Major, MVW N 11: IV. Menuetto-Allegro Moderato
09. String Symphony No. 11 in F Major, MVW N 11: V. Allegro molto
10. String Symphony No. 13, MVW N 14 "Sinfoniesatz" in C Minor: Grave-Allegro molto
While the youthful string symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn may not be the best things he ever composed - surely the Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, the Octet for Strings, the Violin Concerto in E minor, and the Italian and Scotch Symphonies have that honor -- one could certainly make the case that Mendelssohn never really got much better as a composer than he was in the string symphonies. The effortlessness and eloquence of his technique, the lightness and lyricism of his melodies, the brightness and brilliance of his scoring, and above all the sheer vivacious charm of the music makes the case that, had Mendelssohn never lived past 15, he could still be counted a great composer.
At any rate, that is the argument one could make after listening to Roy Goodman and the Hanover Band's terrific recording of Mendelssohn's string symphonies. The fact that the Hanover Band is a period instrument ensemble matters as little as the fact that Goodman was a boy soprano: their playing is sprightly and infectious and his conducting is joyous and delightful. Goodman does not attempt to dampen and thus distort Mendelssohn's music with a pose of faux gravitas as Kurt Masur had in his recording of the string symphonies, but rather lets Mendelssohn romp and roar with youthful energy and enthusiasm, and the result is a pure pleasure in music-making. RCA's digital sound is real and vivid.
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