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

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

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...

Wiener Singverein, Tom Krause, Christoph von Dohnányi, Horst Laubenthal, 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"

Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe, 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)

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

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

Chorus Musicus Köln, Das Neue Orchester, Christoph Spering

4:45

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

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

1:59

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

Christoph Spering, Das Neue Orchester, 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)

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

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"

Laurence Equilbey, Accentus, 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

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

3:31

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

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

4:44

Overture Ruy Blas, Op. 95

London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

7:17

I. Weihnachten

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale

1:23

Andante - Allegro con fuoco

Derek Han, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser

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

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

II. Adagio

Howard Griffiths, Claire Huangci, 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