Arnold Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2 · Violin Concerto
1/22/2026, 7 Tracks, 1:14:15
Featuring
Ziling Guo
Ulrich Windfuhr
Hamburger Symphoniker
Arnold Mendelssohn
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Composition History
Arnold Mendelssohn composed three operas, including 'Der Bärenhäuter', which competed for an earlier premiere date with a setting by Siegfried Wagner, who ultimately premiered his version first.
Performer Biography
Ziling Guo, the violinist on this album, has won numerous international competitions, including 1st Prize at the Beethoven Young Musician Competition Vienna and the Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition.
Composer Biography
Arnold Mendelssohn, a great-nephew of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, was a successful composer of vocal music and highly regarded nationally and internationally from the turn of the 20th century until the 1920s.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Arnold Mendelssohn believed that composers at the beginning of the 20th century, understanding the dissolution of traditional forms, could use older forms 'as needed' if they filled them with 'spirit and life'.
Performer Biography
Ulrich Windfuhr, the conductor, was nominated 'Conductor of the Year' by Opernwelt magazine in 2002 and studied with legendary conductors Franco Ferrara, Leonard Bernstein, and Carlo Maria Giulini.
Performer Biography
Ziling Guo plays an instrument made by the renowned Italian violin maker Giuseppe Pedrazzini and accepted a professorship at the Tianjin Conservatory of Music in China in 2024.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Arnold Mendelssohn likened orchestral instruments to dramatic characters in popular theatre, such as the 'warlike trumpet' or 'enthusiastic cello', which the composer uses in new combinations.
