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

Hilary Hahn, Hugh Wolff, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

12:01

For He shall give His Angels charge over thee

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

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

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.

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"

Melanie Diener, Philippe Herreweghe, 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, Stefan Soltesz, Wolfgang Unterzaucher, Gunther Schoss, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Carl Maria von Weber Men's Choir, 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

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, Christoph Spering, Das Neue Orchester, Soile Isokoski

1:59

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

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

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)

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

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

Justus Zeyen, Thomas Quasthoff

1:49

I. Chor "O Haupt voll blut und wunden"

Laurence Equilbey, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Accentus

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, Op. 94

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"

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

4:44

Overture Ruy Blas, Op. 95

London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

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

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

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

7:28

II. Andante

Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Eva Knardahl

4:12

II. Adagio

Howard Griffiths, Kammerorchester Basel, 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