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

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

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 Chorus, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

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, Wiener Singverein, Christoph von Dohnányi, Vienna Philharmonic, 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, 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)

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

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, Christoph Spering, Soile Isokoski, Das Neue Orchester

1:59

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

Das Neue Orchester, Frieder Lang, Christoph Spering, 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)

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

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, 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

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"

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

4:44

Overture Ruy Blas, Op. 95

London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

7:17

I. Weihnachten

Philippe Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent

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

Timothy Ridout, Doric String Quartet

8:03

I. Rezitativ - Terzett: Da Jesus geboren ward

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

7:28

II. Andante

Eva Knardahl, Kjell-Inge Stevensson

4:12

II. Adagio

Claire Huangci, Kammerorchester Basel, Howard Griffiths, 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