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

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

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

Hugh Wolff, Hilary Hahn, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

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

3:43

VII. Hochzeitsmarsch [Marche nuptiale]

Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe

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

Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra

10:30

III. Adagio

Emerson String Quartet

6:43

No. 34, Chorus

London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox

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, Christoph von Dohnányi, Wiener Singverein, 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, 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)

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

Christoph Spering, Das Neue Orchester, Chorus Musicus Köln

4:45

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

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

1:59

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

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

0:51

I. Molto allegro con fuoco

Jan Lisiecki, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

7:23

I. Allegro assai vivace

Sergio Tiempo, Mischa Maisky

7:29

Herr! Der du bist der Gott (Chorus)

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

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"

Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Accentus, Laurence Equilbey

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"

Philippe Herreweghe, Petteri Salomaa, La Chapelle Royale, John Mark Ainsley, Collegium Vocale Gent, 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

Stephen Gunzenhauser, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Derek Han

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

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

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

II. Adagio

Claire Huangci, Howard Griffiths, Kammerorchester Basel, 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