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)

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

4:21

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

Daniel Barenboim

4:23

I. Allegro molto Appassionato

Hugh Wolff, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilary Hahn

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

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

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

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

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.

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

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"

Melanie Diener, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe

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

5:38

III. Finale: Andante

2:48

Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14

6:29

I. Frage (Arr. Bowman)

Tinalley String Quartet, Greta Bradman

1:42

I. Molto allegro agitato

Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, 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

Das Neue Orchester, Chorus Musicus Köln, Christoph Spering

4:45

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

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

1:59

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

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

0:51

I. Molto allegro con fuoco

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Jan Lisiecki

7:23

I. Allegro assai vivace

Sergio Tiempo, Mischa Maisky

7:29

Herr! Der du bist der Gott (Chorus)

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

3:51

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

Lilit Grigoryan

13:06

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus

7:02

I. Allegro molto

Bartholdy Piano Quartet

9:32

"Frühlingsglaube" from 12 Lieder, Op. 9

Justus Zeyen, Thomas Quasthoff

1:49

I. Chor "O Haupt voll blut und wunden"

Accentus, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Laurence Equilbey

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

Orchestra La Scintilla, Cecilia Bartoli, Ádám Fischer

12:13

1a. Introduction

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

3:31

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

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

4:44

Overture Ruy Blas, Op. 95

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

7:17

I. Weihnachten

Collegium Vocale Gent, La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe

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

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

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

II. Adagio

Claire Huangci, Marc Bouchkov, Kammerorchester Basel, Howard Griffiths

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