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

Hilary Hahn, Hugh Wolff, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

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

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)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

8:00

VII. So weit gebracht - VIII. Hailf, ach hilf mir...

Wiener Singverein, Vienna Philharmonic, Horst Laubenthal, Tom Krause, 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"

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)

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

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

Christoph Spering, Das Neue Orchester, Chorus Musicus Köln

4:45

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

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

1:59

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

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

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)

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

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

Cecilia Bartoli, Ádám Fischer, Orchestra La Scintilla

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

4:44

Overture Ruy Blas, Op. 95

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

7:17

I. Weihnachten

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale

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

Doric String Quartet, Timothy Ridout

8:03

I. Rezitativ - Terzett: Da Jesus geboren ward

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

7:28

II. Andante

Eva Knardahl, Kjell-Inge Stevensson

4:12

II. Adagio

Claire Huangci, Howard Griffiths, Marc Bouchkov, Kammerorchester Basel

8:48

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

10:24