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)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

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

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

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.

Tom Krause, Horst Laubenthal, Wiener Singverein, Christoph von Dohnányi, 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)

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

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

1:59

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

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

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)

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

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

Thomas Quasthoff, Justus Zeyen

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

Ádám Fischer, Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla

12:13

1a. Introduction

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

3:31

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

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

4:44

Overture Ruy Blas, Op. 95

London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

7:17

I. Weihnachten

La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent

1:23

Andante - Allegro con fuoco

Stephen Gunzenhauser, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Derek Han

11:00

No. 2, Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, MWV K86

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

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

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

II. Adagio

Howard Griffiths, Kammerorchester Basel, Claire Huangci, Marc Bouchkov

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