L. Spohr - Symphonies Nos 3 & 6 Overture to the Fall Babylon - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Adagio Molto - Allegro Vivace 2. Adagio - Allegro 3. Larghetto Con Moto 4. Scherzo Allegro 5. Finale Allegretto 6. Allegro 7. Larghetto 8. Scherzo Presto 9. Finale Vivace

Howard Shelley's survey of the piano music is an undoubted highlight of the Mendelssohn revival. In this, the final instalment of the series, he focuses on late works and posthumous publications. Album Tracks 1. Mendelssohn Albumblatt in E minor 'Lied Ohne Worte', Op 117 2. Mendelssohn Lied in a Minor, Op 19B No 2 3. Mendelssohn Capriccio in E Major, Op 118 4. Mendelssohn Perpetuum Mobile in C Major, Op 119 5. Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Woo13 I. Prelude Allegro Molto 6. Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Woo13 II. Fugue Allegro Energico 7. Mendelssohn Musical Sketches, Woo19 No 1 in B Flat Major. Andante Cantabile 8. Mendelssohn Musical Sketches, Woo19 No 2 in G minor. Presto Agitato 9. Mendelssohn Reiterlied in D minor 10. Mendelssohn Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op 106 I. Allegro Vivace 11. Mendelssohn Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op 106 II. Scherzo Allegro Non Troppo 12. Mendelssohn Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op 106 III. Andante Quasi Allegretto 13. Mendelssohn Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op 106 IV. Allegro Molto 14. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VII, Op 85 No 1 in F Major. Andante Espressivo 15. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VII, Op 85 No 2 in a Minor. Allegro Agitato 16. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VII, Op 85 No 3 in E Flat Major. Presto 17. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VII, Op 85 No 4 in D Major. Andante Sostenuto 18. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VII, Op 85 No 5 in a Major. Allegretto 19. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VII, Op 85 No 6 in B Flat Major. Allegretto Con Moto 20. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VIII, Op 102 No 1 in E minor. Andante Un Poco Agitato 21. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VIII, Op 102 No 2 in D Major. Adagio 22. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VIII, Op 102 No 3 in C Major. Presto 23. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VIII, Op 102 No 4 in G min

On Volume 5 of Howard Shelley's complete Mendelssohn piano music series, he continues to overturn the conventional wisdom about the composer's unjustly neglected piano music, again demonstrating convincingly it's claims on our attention. Album Tracks 1. Mendelssohn Variations Sérieuses in D minor Op.54 2. Mendelssohn Sechs Kinderstücke 'Christmas Pieces' Op.72 No.1 in G Major. Allegro Non Troppo 3. Mendelssohn Sechs Kinderstücke 'Christmas Pieces' Op.72 No.2 in E Flat Major. Andante Sostenuto 4. Mendelssohn Sechs Kinderstücke 'Christmas Pieces' Op.72 No.3 in G Major. Allegretto 5. Mendelssohn Sechs Kinderstücke 'Christmas Pieces' Op.72 No.4 in D Major. Andante Con Moto 6. Mendelssohn Sechs Kinderstücke 'Christmas Pieces' Op.72 No.5 in G minor. Allegro Assai 7. Mendelssohn Sechs Kinderstücke 'Christmas Pieces' Op.72 No.6 in F Major. Vivace 8. Mendelssohn Zwei Kinderstücke No.1 in E Flat Major. Andante 9. Mendelssohn Zwei Kinderstücke No.2 in F Major. Sostenuto 10. Mendelssohn Variations in E Flat Major Op.82 11. Mendelssohn Gondellied in a Major Woo10 12. Mendelssohn Ein Lied Ohne Worte in F Major 'An Fräulein Doris Loewe' 13. Mendelssohn Lied in D Major 14. Mendelssohn Variations in B Flat Major Op.83 15. Mendelssohn Three Preludes Op.104A No.1 in B Flat Major. Allegro Molto E Vivace 16. Mendelssohn Three Preludes Op.104A No.2 in B minor. Allegro Agitato 17. Mendelssohn Three Preludes Op.104A No.3 in D Major. Allegro Vivace 18. Mendelssohn Three Studies Op.104B No.1 in B Flat minor. Presto 19. Mendelssohn Three Studies Op.104B No.2 in F Major. Allegro Con Moto 20. Mendelssohn Three Studies Op.104B No.3 in a Minor. Allegro Vivace 21. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VI Op.67 No.1 in E Flat Major. Andante 22. Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte VI Op.67 No.2 in F Sharp minor. Allegro Leggiero 23. Mendelssohn