Artist:
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
62:00
Record Label:
Bis
Purchase Album:
Amazon Music,
Apple Music, Spotify
Release Date
March 6, 2026
Find out more about this album release after the jump.
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
62:00
Record Label:
Bis
Purchase Album:
Amazon Music,
Apple Music, Spotify
Release Date
March 6, 2026
Find out more about this album release after the jump.
Product Description: Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan, renowned for their definitive interpretations of Bach’s vocal music, have also garnered critical acclaim for their recordings of major choral and orchestral works, including Mozart’s Requiem and the Mass in C minor, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and Symphony No. 9, and Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem. Their latest venture sees them turn their expertise to Felix Mendelssohn’s symphony-cantata, Symphony No. 2 ‘Lobgesang’ (Hymn of Praise).
Scored for soloists, choir and orchestra, the work comprises three symphonic movements and a final chorus – a design that clearly echoes Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Yet, Mendelssohn takes this concept further, with the concluding cantata section occupying two-thirds of the entire work’s duration. Its text draws from biblical excerpts and specially commissioned poems. The initial symphonic movements, steeped in German Romanticism, deftly alternate with chorale-like passages, establishing a profound link to the ancient cantata tradition that defines the monumental finale. Premièred at St Thomas’ Church in Leipzig (the same church where Mendelssohn’s hero, Johann Sebastian Bach, once worked), the work celebrates the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press. It proved an immediate and resounding success, quickly becoming one of the most frequently performed works during Mendelssohn’s lifetime.
Scored for soloists, choir and orchestra, the work comprises three symphonic movements and a final chorus – a design that clearly echoes Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Yet, Mendelssohn takes this concept further, with the concluding cantata section occupying two-thirds of the entire work’s duration. Its text draws from biblical excerpts and specially commissioned poems. The initial symphonic movements, steeped in German Romanticism, deftly alternate with chorale-like passages, establishing a profound link to the ancient cantata tradition that defines the monumental finale. Premièred at St Thomas’ Church in Leipzig (the same church where Mendelssohn’s hero, Johann Sebastian Bach, once worked), the work celebrates the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press. It proved an immediate and resounding success, quickly becoming one of the most frequently performed works during Mendelssohn’s lifetime.
TRACK LIST:
1 .
Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": Ia. Sinfonia. Maestoso con moto - Allegro
(12:15)
2 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": Ib. Sinfonia. Allegretto un poco agitato (05:40)
3 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": Ic. Sinfonia. Adagio religioso (06:28)
4 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": II. Alles, was Odem hat Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki & Jone Martínez (06:41)
5 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": III. Saget es, die ihr erlöset seid Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki & Benjamin Bruns (03:08)
6 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": IV. Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid (01:52)
7 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": V. Ich harrete des Herrn Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Eri Sawae & Jone Martínez (04:24)
8 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": VI. Stricke des Todes … Wir riefen in der Finsternis Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki & Benjamin Bruns (03:39)
9 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": VII. Die Nacht ist vergangen Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki & Jone Martínez (04:36)
10 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": VIII. Nun danket alle Gott (03:34)
11 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": IX. Drum sing ich mit meinem Liede Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Benjamin Bruns & Jone Martínez (04:24)
12 .Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": X. Ihr Völker, bringet her (05:45)
2 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": Ib. Sinfonia. Allegretto un poco agitato (05:40)
3 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": Ic. Sinfonia. Adagio religioso (06:28)
4 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": II. Alles, was Odem hat Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki & Jone Martínez (06:41)
5 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": III. Saget es, die ihr erlöset seid Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki & Benjamin Bruns (03:08)
6 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": IV. Sagt es, die ihr erlöset seid (01:52)
7 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": V. Ich harrete des Herrn Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Eri Sawae & Jone Martínez (04:24)
8 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": VI. Stricke des Todes … Wir riefen in der Finsternis Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki & Benjamin Bruns (03:39)
9 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": VII. Die Nacht ist vergangen Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki & Jone Martínez (04:36)
10 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": VIII. Nun danket alle Gott (03:34)
11 . Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": IX. Drum sing ich mit meinem Liede Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Benjamin Bruns & Jone Martínez (04:24)
12 .Symphony No. 2 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": X. Ihr Völker, bringet her (05:45)
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