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The study of music and composition spurred the young composer on greatly; his diligence as well as his youthful creativity developed early, and he made astonishing progress. In 1821, he wrote the first half of his string symphonies, which together took less than two years to complete. During performances that formed part of the concerts at home, he always took over the direction of the chamber orchestra, which consisted of amateur and professional musicians from the Berlin court orchestra. Ever since their long-lost manuscripts were successfully rediscovered in 1950, Mendelssohn’s early string symphonies have been a fixed part of the string and chamber orchestra repertoire. In the youthful freshness and carefreeness of these early works, one can already hear echoes of the instrumental masterpieces by this important symphonic composer of early Romanticism that were soon to follow. This release contains the first six of Mendelssohn's string symphonies in the form of studio recordings made by the Münchner Rundfunkorchester under its leader Henry Raudales, a violinist who has won several awards and has made numerous recordings with the orchestra as a conductor and a soloist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BR Klassik","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":47242830545176,"sku":"4035719003246","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3846395.jpg?v=1777826270"},{"product_id":"rachmaninoff-the-bells-symphonic-dances-chor-symphonieorchester-des-bayerischen-rundfunks-pavlovskaya-dolgov-markov-jansons","title":"Rachmaninoff: The Bells \u0026 Symphonic Dances  Chor \u0026 Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Pavlovskaya, Dolgov, Markov, Jansons","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo large symphonic tone poems by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov can be experienced on this new release from BR-KLASSIK- the four-movement symphonic poem \"The Bells\" (\"Kolokola\") op 35, based on a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, for solo voices, choir and orchestra, composed in 1913, and the three \"Symphonic Dances\" op 45 from 1940 – the last completed work by the composer, who died in 1943. Bells have a special importance for every Russian: their cathedrals are distinctive for the sound of pealing bells. Hearing them also left a lasting impression on Rachmaninov. The four stanzas of the poem vividly present the sounds of sleigh-bells, wedding bells, alarm bells and funeral bells, and these very different moods are masterfully conveyed in the four movements of the most monumental symphonic poem Rachmaninov ever wrote. The \"Symphonic Dances\" for large orchestra were written in 1940 on Long Island. The first movement contains a quotation from Rachmaninov's (unsuccessful) First Symphony; the second deals with the years between the turn of the century and the Russian Revolution; and the third connects the \"Dies Irae\" (representing death) with the \"Hallelujah\" of the Orthodox Liturgy (symbolising the Resurrection). 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