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Re: Mendelssohn's Symphony #5
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James Zehm <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 15 May 1999 19:36:18 +0200
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Nate DeMaria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Does anyone have a recommendation for a recording of Mendelssohn's 5th
>Symphony ("Reformation"), preferrably not at a slow tempo? I've had trouble
>finding one at local music stores, which carry mainly the 3rd and 4th
>symphonies but very few of the 5th.

For F.Mendelssohn, Symphony nr.5, I strongly recommend the 15 July 1957
recording with Koelner Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester under the baton of
Dimitri Mitropoulos. Simply wonderful.

James Zehm <[log in to unmask]>

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