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

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, Hilary Hahn

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

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

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

10:30

III. Adagio

Emerson String Quartet

6:43

No. 34, Chorus

London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox, 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, Christoph von Dohnányi, Wiener Singverein, Horst Laubenthal, Vienna Philharmonic

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, Philippe Herreweghe, 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)

Therese Hamer, Wolfgang Unterzaucher, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Klaus Piontek, Stefan Soltesz, 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)

Greta Bradman, Tinalley String Quartet

1:42

I. Molto allegro agitato

Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax

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

Das Neue Orchester, Frieder Lang, Chorus Musicus Köln, 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)

Michael Schade, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Juliane Banse, Helmuth Rilling, Ingeborg Danz, Andreas Schmidt, Czech Philharmonic, 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!"

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"

Laurence Equilbey, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, 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

Orchestra La Scintilla, Ádám Fischer, Cecilia Bartoli

12:13

1a. Introduction

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

3:31

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

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

4:44

Overture Ruy Blas, Op. 95

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

7:17

I. Weihnachten

La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent

1:23

Andante - Allegro con fuoco

Stephen Gunzenhauser, Derek Han, Israel Chamber Orchestra

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

Timothy Ridout, Doric String Quartet

8:03

I. Rezitativ - Terzett: Da Jesus geboren ward

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

7:28

II. Andante

Eva Knardahl, Kjell-Inge Stevensson

4:12

II. Adagio

Kammerorchester Basel, Claire Huangci, Marc Bouchkov, 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