Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 "Italian" (Premiere and Final Versions) - Savall, Le Concert de Nations (Hybrid SACD)

After Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert, Jordi Savall continues his journey into the 19th century with the Italian Symphony of Felix Mendelssohn, a composer he records for the first time. He delivers 2 versions of the work: the one which was performed at the wolrdwide premiere in 1833 and the revised one from 1834. The most conspicuous changes are to be found in the last tree movements. The comparison of the two scores and the performance on period instruments take us as close to Mendelssohn's work and original intention as we will ever get. Thanks to Jordi Savall's insightful conducting, there is still something to discover in Mendelssohn's most famous symphony.

Version finale de 1834
  1. I. Allegro vivace   11’27
  2. II. Andante con moto   6,14
  3. III. Con moto moderato   6,52
  4. IV. Saltarello. Presto   6,25

Première version 1833
  5. I. Allegro vivace   11’18
  6. II. Andante con moto   5,40
  7. III. Con moto moderato   6,15
  8. IV. Saltarello. Presto   5,30

LE CONCERT DES NATIONS
Lina Tur Bonet concertino
JORDI SAVALL direction