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

Hilary Hahn, Hugh Wolff, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

Neal Davies, Paul Daniel, Sara Fulgoni, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Renée Fleming, John Bowen, John Mark Ainsley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Patricia Bardon, 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"

John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra

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

London Symphony Orchestra, 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...

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

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)

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

Das Neue Orchester, Chorus Musicus Köln, Christoph Spering

4:45

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

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

1:59

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

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

0:51

I. Molto allegro con fuoco

Jan Lisiecki, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

7:23

I. Allegro assai vivace

Mischa Maisky, Sergio Tiempo

7:29

Herr! Der du bist der Gott (Chorus)

Czech Philharmonic, Michael Schade, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Ingeborg Danz, Prague Chamber Chorus, Helmuth Rilling, 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!"

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Neville Marriner

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, Laurence Equilbey, 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

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

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

Israel Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser, 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

Doric String Quartet, Timothy Ridout

8:03

I. Rezitativ - Terzett: Da Jesus geboren ward

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

7:28

II. Andante

Eva Knardahl, Kjell-Inge Stevensson

4:12

II. Adagio

Howard Griffiths, Kammerorchester Basel, Marc Bouchkov, Claire Huangci

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