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

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

Hugh Wolff, Hilary Hahn, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

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

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

Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra

10:30

III. Adagio

Emerson String Quartet

6:43

No. 34, Chorus

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, 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.

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

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, Gunther Schoss, Klaus Piontek, Therese Hamer, Wolfgang Unterzaucher, Stefan Soltesz, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, René Pape

5:38

III. Finale: Andante

2:48

Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14

6:29

I. Frage (Arr. Bowman)

Tinalley String Quartet, Greta Bradman

1:42

I. Molto allegro agitato

Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax, 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

Chorus Musicus Köln, Christoph Spering, Das Neue Orchester

4:45

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

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

1:59

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

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

0:51

I. Molto allegro con fuoco

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Jan Lisiecki

7:23

I. Allegro assai vivace

Sergio Tiempo, Mischa Maisky

7:29

Herr! Der du bist der Gott (Chorus)

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

Justus Zeyen, Thomas Quasthoff

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

Orchestra La Scintilla, Ádám Fischer, 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"

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

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, Derek Han, Israel Chamber Orchestra

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

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

7:28

II. Andante

Eva Knardahl, Kjell-Inge Stevensson

4:12

II. Adagio

Claire Huangci, Kammerorchester Basel, Marc Bouchkov, Howard Griffiths

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