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, Hilary Hahn, Hugh Wolff

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

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

3:43

VII. Hochzeitsmarsch [Marche nuptiale]

Philippe Herreweghe, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées

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, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

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...

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

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, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Melanie Diener

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)

Carl Maria von Weber Men's Choir, Berlin, Stefan Soltesz, Wolfgang Unterzaucher, Klaus Piontek, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Therese Hamer, Gunther Schoss, 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, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma

9:59

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

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

Justus Zeyen, Thomas Quasthoff

1:49

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

London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

4:02

No. 6, Andante sostenuto "Venetianisches Gondellied"

Javier Perianes

2:08

Infelice, Op. 94

Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla, Ádám Fischer

12:13

1a. Introduction

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

3:31

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

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

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

Derek Han, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser

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

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

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

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