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)

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, Hugh Wolff, Hilary Hahn

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

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

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

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)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

8:00

VII. So weit gebracht - VIII. Hailf, ach hilf mir...

Tom Krause, Vienna Philharmonic, Horst Laubenthal, Christoph von Dohnányi, Wiener Singverein

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)

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

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

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

1:59

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

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

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)

Michael Schade, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Prague Chamber Chorus, Czech Philharmonic, Juliane Banse, Andreas Schmidt, 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!"

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"

Accentus, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, 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

Ádám Fischer, Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla

12:13

1a. Introduction

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

3:31

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

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

4:44

Overture Ruy Blas, Op. 95

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

7:17

I. Weihnachten

Philippe Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale, 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

Doric String Quartet, Timothy Ridout

8:03

I. Rezitativ - Terzett: Da Jesus geboren ward

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

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

II. Adagio

Kammerorchester Basel, Claire Huangci, Howard Griffiths, Marc Bouchkov

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