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 ...
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 ...
Gauvin/Mühlemann/Behle/RIAS Kammerchor/Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nézet-Séguin (Deutsche Grammophon) There have been a number of fresh and thought-provoking ...
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