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)

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

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

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)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

8:00

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

Vienna Philharmonic, Tom Krause, Christoph von Dohnányi, Horst Laubenthal, 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, 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)

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

Das Neue Orchester, Chorus Musicus Köln, Christoph Spering

4:45

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

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

1:59

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

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

0:51

I. Molto allegro con fuoco

Jan Lisiecki, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

7:23

I. Allegro assai vivace

Sergio Tiempo, Mischa Maisky

7:29

Herr! Der du bist der Gott (Chorus)

Juliane Banse, Andreas Schmidt, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Prague Chamber Chorus, Helmuth Rilling, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Ingeborg Danz, 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, Laurence Equilbey, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

6:07

III. Scherzo. Sempre pianissimo e leggiero (1829 London Version)

London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

4:02

No. 6, Andante sostenuto "Venetianisches Gondellied"

Javier Perianes

2:08

Infelice

Ádám Fischer, Orchestra La Scintilla, Cecilia Bartoli

12:13

1a. Introduction

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

3:31

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

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

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

Stephen Gunzenhauser, Derek Han, Israel Chamber Orchestra

11:00

Auf Flügeln Des Gesanges, Op. 34, No. 2

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Sawallisch

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

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

II. Adagio

Kammerorchester Basel, Howard Griffiths, Claire Huangci, 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