Felix Mendelssohn Essentials

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Felix Mendelssohn Essentials

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

London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

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, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Hugh Wolff

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

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

3:43

VII. Hochzeitsmarsch [Marche nuptiale]

Philippe Herreweghe, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées

4:43

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

London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

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

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.

Vienna Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein, Horst Laubenthal, Christoph von Dohnányi, 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, 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)

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

Emanuel Ax, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma

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, Christoph Spering, Chorus Musicus Köln

4:45

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

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

1:59

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

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

0:51

I. Molto allegro con fuoco

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Jan Lisiecki

7:23

I. Allegro assai vivace

Mischa Maisky, Sergio Tiempo

7:29

Herr! Der du bist der Gott (Chorus)

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

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

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)

London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

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

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

3:31

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

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

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, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Israel Chamber Orchestra

11:00

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

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Sawallisch

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

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

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

II. Adagio

Claire Huangci, Marc Bouchkov, Howard Griffiths, 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