Mendelssohn: Symphonies 1-5 - Nezet-Seguin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe (3 CD)

2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the European Reformation, started by Martin Luther in 1517. To honor this occasion, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing a new interpretation of the complete Mendelssohn symphonies, crowned by a recording of the Reformation Symphony No. 5.The symphonies were recorded in February 2016 during a celebrated Mendelssohn festival over the course of two days at the Philharmonie de Paris - all under the baton of young, exciting conductor, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director Designate of the Metropolitan Opera New York.This release is the first complete symphonic cycle to be recorded at the new Philharmonie de Paris, which opened in January 2015!For this recording, Christopher Hogwood's editions of the symphonies were chosen because of their particular importance for the Reformation symphony:Mendelssohn, the often self-critical (and self-revising!) composer, who "in the process of trying to reduce the work to