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, Hilary Hahn, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

8:00

VII. So Weit Gebracht.VIII. Hailf, Ach Hilf Mir.

Tom Krause, Wiener Singverein, Christoph von Dohnányi, 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"

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)

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

Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, 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, 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)

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

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"

Laurence Equilbey, Accentus, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

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

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

3:31

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

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

4:44

Overture Ruy Blas, Op. 95

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

7:17

I. Weihnachten

Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, La Chapelle Royale

1:23

Andante - Allegro con fuoco

Israel Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Derek Han

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

Doric String Quartet, Timothy Ridout

8:03

I. Rezitativ - Terzett: Da Jesus geboren ward

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

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

II. Adagio

Kammerorchester Basel, Marc Bouchkov, Claire Huangci, Howard Griffiths

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