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Radio 3,46 mins

Mendelssohn: Symphony No.5 (Reformation)

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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 critical event of the Protestant Reformation. Top recommendation: Mendelssohn - Complete Symphonies Volume 4 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5 in D major Op. 107 'Reformation'; String Symphony No. 5 in B flat major; String Symphony No. 6 in E flat major; String Symphony No. 10 in B minor Heidelberger Sinfoniker, Thomas Fey (conductor) HANSSLER HAEN98547 (CD mid-price)

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