The bundle includes:
- Robert Schumann (1810-1856) - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) - Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
- 32-page booklet with comments and insights
- AB's 40th Anniversary Shopper
Imprinting is Accademia Bizantina and Ottavio Dantone's new music project exploring the great masterpieces of the late 18th and early 19th century.
With this album they revisit on period instruments two iconic romantic symphonies: Mendelssohn's Italian and Schumann's Rhenish.
“Choosing these two symphonies and their respective composers reflects a personal affinity, also because both Mendelssohn and Schumann were deeply drawn to and influenced by Bach's music, which their two works on this recording demonstrate. In the Rhenish and the Italian, the purest expressions of the Romantic spirit coexist with references, styles, and themes of distinct Bachian inspiration, as well as a recurrent and exquisite use of counterpoint.”
(O. Dantone)
