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Juanjo Mena

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Juanjo Menas Fourth Release on Chandos!Webers Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2! Juanjo Mena, the passionate Spanish conductor who took over as Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, succeeding Gianandrea Noseda (now Conductor Laureate).Following his recording of Piern with Bavze (CHAN10633), Falla in the Msica Espaola Series (CHAN10694), and Montserrat de Montserrat (CHAN10735)this fourth release from Chandos sees him making a bold shift in both country and musical style to conduct the works of the early German Romantic composer Carl Maria von Weber (17861826)!These are the Symphony No. 1, which the then-20-year-old Weber composed in the short span from December 14, 1806, to January 2, 1807, and the Symphony No. 2, which he completed from January 22 to 28. Although these two works are now overshadowed by Beethovens Eroica and Symphony No. 4, composed around the same time, they demonstrate a masterful use