Felix Mendelssohn Essentials

Felix Mendelssohn Essentials

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A classicist to the core, this composer helped reintroduce his contemporary German public to Bach's towering St. Matthew Passion. In addition to conducting and performing, Mendelssohn also helped usher in the era of the short symphonic drama, or tone poem. When combined with his mastery of earlier traditions, Mendelssohn's early Romantic desire to keep audiences entertained resulted in ever-popular works like the Violin Concerto in E Minor, which retains its appeal for audiences and virtuoso players alike.

Allegro di molto

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

6:22

II. Vivace non troppo (2017 Remastered Version)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

4:21

No. 1 in E-Flat Major. Andante espressivo, MWV U 103

Daniel Barenboim

4:23

I. Allegro molto Appassionato

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilary Hahn, Hugh Wolff

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

John Bowen, Patricia Bardon, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Geoffrey Moses, Stephen Doughty, Paul Daniel, Sara Fulgoni, Libby Crabtree, Neal Davies, John Mark Ainsley, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Renée Fleming

3:43

VII. Hochzeitsmarsch [Marche nuptiale]

Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe

4:43

The Hebrides, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

10:01

II. Adagio

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

4:22

I. Allegro vivace

Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra

10:30

III. Adagio

Emerson String Quartet

6:43

No. 34, Chorus

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

3:43

I. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco

Emerson String Quartet

13:40

Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 30, No. 6

2:54

Andante con moto (Live)

Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

8:00

VII. So Weit Gebracht.VIII. Hailf, Ach Hilf Mir.

Tom Krause, Wiener Singverein, Horst Laubenthal, Vienna Philharmonic, Christoph von Dohnányi

7:58

No. 3. Fugue in D minor

3:26

Paulus, Op. 36, I. Teil. No. 6 Aria S "Jerusalem, Die Du Tödtest Die Propheten"

Philippe Herreweghe, Melanie Diener, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées

3:04

III. Andante espressivo ma con moto

Quatuor Van Kuijk

5:34

II. Vieles Gewaltige lebt (Chorus 1 and 2, Wachter, Leader of the Chorus)

Stefan Soltesz, Therese Hamer, Carl Maria von Weber Men's Choir, Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Gunther Schoss, Wolfgang Unterzaucher, Klaus Piontek, René Pape

5:38

III. Finale: Andante

2:48

Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14

6:31

I. Frage (Arr. Bowman)

Greta Bradman, Tinalley String Quartet

1:42

I. Molto allegro agitato

Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Itzhak Perlman

9:59

IV. Alles was Odem hat lobe den Herrn. Allegro moderato maestoso - Animato - Allegro di molto - Molto più moderato ma con fuoco

Chorus Musicus Köln, Das Neue Orchester, Christoph Spering

4:45

V. Lobe Den Herrn Meine Seele. Molto più moderato ma con fuoco

Das Neue Orchester, Chorus Musicus Köln, Christoph Spering, Soile Isokoski

1:59

VI. Chor. A tempo moderato. Sagt es, die ihr erlöst seid vor dem Herrn

Das Neue Orchester, Frieder Lang, Chorus Musicus Köln, Christoph Spering

0:51

I. Molto allegro con fuoco

Jan Lisiecki, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

7:23

I. Allegro assai vivace

Mischa Maisky, Sergio Tiempo

7:29

Herr! Der du bist der Gott (Chorus)

Michael Schade, Ingeborg Danz, Czech Philharmonic, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Prague Chamber Chorus, Andreas Schmidt, Helmuth Rilling, Juliane Banse

3:51

Variations sérieuses in D Minor, Op. 54, MWV U156

Lilit Grigoryan

13:06

Overture - "Help, Lord" - "The Deep Affords No. Water!"

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Neville Marriner

7:02

I. Allegro molto

Bartholdy Piano Quartet

9:32

"Frühlingsglaube" from 12 Lieder, Op. 9

Thomas Quasthoff, Justus Zeyen

1:49

I. Chor "O Haupt voll blut und wunden"

Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Laurence Equilbey, Accentus

6:07

III. Scherzo. Sempre pianissimo e leggiero (1829 London Version)

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

4:02

No. 6, Andante sostenuto "Venetianisches Gondellied"

Javier Perianes

2:08

Infelice, Op. 94

Ádám Fischer, Orchestra La Scintilla, Cecilia Bartoli

12:13

1a. Introduction

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

3:31

No. 19 Rezitativ Mit Chor. Obadjah, Elias, Der Knabe "Hilf Deinem Volk"

Collegium Vocale Gent, Petteri Salomaa, Philippe Herreweghe, John Mark Ainsley, La Chapelle Royale, Delphine Collot, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées

4:44

Overture Ruy Blas, Op. 95

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

7:17

I. Weihnachten

Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, La Chapelle Royale

1:23

Andante - Allegro con fuoco

Israel Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Derek Han

11:00

Auf Flügeln Des Gesanges, Op. 34, No. 2

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

3:23

I. Allegro energico e fuoco

Gould Piano Trio

10:44

II. Intermezzo. Andante sostenuto

Doric String Quartet, Timothy Ridout

8:03

I. Rezitativ - Terzett: Da Jesus geboren ward

Cornelius Hauptmann, Dorothea Rieger, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius, Christoph Prégardien, Sonntraud Engels-Benz, Johannes-Christoph Happel

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

II. Adagio

Claire Huangci, Howard Griffiths, Kammerorchester Basel, Marc Bouchkov

8:48

Ouverture zum Märchen von der schönen Melusine, Op. 32, MWV P12 "Die schöne Melusine"

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

10:24