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Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn
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ALBUM NAME
Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn
Copyright
℗ 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
RELEASE DATE
November 24, 2023
TRACK
32
DURATION
1:10:50
ALBUM ARTIST
Various Artists
All
Album TRACKS
29
Ten Years After the Premiere of St Paul, Mendelssohn Turned His Attention Once Again to the Genre of the Oratorio: the Result Was Elijah...
Ten Years After the Premiere of St Paul, Mendelssohn Turned His Attention Once Again to the Genre of the Oratorio: the Result Was Elijah...
2:6
31
Mendelssohn Died on the 4th of November 1847 Following a Series of Strokes
Mendelssohn Died on the 4th of November 1847 Following a Series of Strokes
3:37
15
At the Home of a Wealthy Mine Owner in North Wales, the Next Stop in His Tour, Mendelssohn First Contemplated a Large-Scale Orchestral Work Now Known as the Reformation Symphony
At the Home of a Wealthy Mine Owner in North Wales, the Next Stop in His Tour, Mendelssohn First Contemplated a Large-Scale Orchestral Work Now Known as the Reformation Symphony
4:49
19
The Success of Mendelssohn's Directorship of the D체sseldorf Festival - to One Commentator, ''the Greatest Public Success That He Had Yet Had in Germany' - Led to a Three-Year Appointment as Director of Music in the City
The Success of Mendelssohn's Directorship of the D체sseldorf Festival - to One Commentator, ''the Greatest Public Success That He Had Yet Had in Germany' - Led to a Three-Year Appointment as Director of Music in the City
5:19
21
Roughly One Month Earlier, the 9th of September 1836, Mendelssohn Had Become Engaged to C챕cile Jeanrenaud...
Roughly One Month Earlier, the 9th of September 1836, Mendelssohn Had Become Engaged to C챕cile Jeanrenaud...
2:58
17
The Second Opportunity to Present Itself on Mendelssohn's Return to Berlin, Following His European Tour, Was the Directorship of the 15th Niederrheinisches Musikfest...
The Second Opportunity to Present Itself on Mendelssohn's Return to Berlin, Following His European Tour, Was the Directorship of the 15th Niederrheinisches Musikfest...
2:8
23
The Next Few Years in Leipzig Witnessed the Completion of Mendelssohn's String Quartets Op. 44, His Piano Trio in D Minor, the Overture 'Ruy Blas'...
The Next Few Years in Leipzig Witnessed the Completion of Mendelssohn's String Quartets Op. 44, His Piano Trio in D Minor, the Overture 'Ruy Blas'...
3:30
25
It Is Easy to Forget That, While Mendelssohn Was Most Famous During His Lifetime as a Composer, Conductor and virtuoso pianist, His Skills Extended to the Organ
It Is Easy to Forget That, While Mendelssohn Was Most Famous During His Lifetime as a Composer, Conductor and virtuoso pianist, His Skills Extended to the Organ
3:11
9
A Similar Musical Atmosphere Was Created in the Second of Mendelssohn's Towering Early Works: His Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Finished in Early August 1826 and, Like the Octet, Most Probably First Performed in the Family Home
A Similar Musical Atmosphere Was Created in the Second of Mendelssohn's Towering Early Works: His Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Finished in Early August 1826 and, Like the Octet, Most Probably First Performed in the Family Home
55
11
The Period also Witnessed the Inensification of Mendelssohn's Historical Interest in Earlier Styles, Particularly Sacred Vocal Music
The Period also Witnessed the Inensification of Mendelssohn's Historical Interest in Earlier Styles, Particularly Sacred Vocal Music
3:10
13
1829 Saw the Beginning of Mendelssohn's Grand Tour of Europe, a Series of Excursions That Took the Composer North to Scotland and South to Italy, Both Countries Providing Inspiration for Symphonies He Would Go On to Write
1829 Saw the Beginning of Mendelssohn's Grand Tour of Europe, a Series of Excursions That Took the Composer North to Scotland and South to Italy, Both Countries Providing Inspiration for Symphonies He Would Go On to Write
2:31
7
By His Early Teens, Mendelssohn Had Already Acquired an Impressive Portfolio of Musical Compositions Across a Range of Genres: Chamber Music, Psalm Settings, String Sinfonias and Keyboard Works
By His Early Teens, Mendelssohn Had Already Acquired an Impressive Portfolio of Musical Compositions Across a Range of Genres: Chamber Music, Psalm Settings, String Sinfonias and Keyboard Works
5:40
5
An extract from Mendelssohn's piano collection Kinderst체cke (Children's Pieces), published after the composer's death in 1847
An extract from Mendelssohn's piano collection Kinderst체cke (Children's Pieces), published after the composer's death in 1847
2:57
3
Der Onkel aus Boston (The Uncle from Boston), a three-act dramatic work by Felix Mendelssohn, begun in May 1822 and completed in November 1823
Der Onkel aus Boston (The Uncle from Boston), a three-act dramatic work by Felix Mendelssohn, begun in May 1822 and completed in November 1823
6:59
27
Hear My Prayer, a Short Standalone Piece of Sacred Choral Music Also Composed in 1844, Cannot Be Described as a Masterpiece
Hear My Prayer, a Short Standalone Piece of Sacred Choral Music Also Composed in 1844, Cannot Be Described as a Masterpiece
1:2
22
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Motets (3) for female chorus & organ, Op. 39
No. 1. Veni, Domine (Hear My Prayer, O Lord) [excerpt]
Motets (3) for female chorus & organ, Op. 39
No. 1. Veni, Domine (Hear My Prayer, O Lord) [excerpt]
51
12
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Est time in G minor/A major
[excerpt]
Hora est in G minor/A major
[excerpt]
2:22
20
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Paul, Op. 36
How Lovely Are the Messengers (Sung in English) [excerpt]
Paulus, Op. 36
How Lovely Are the Messengers (Sung in English) [excerpt]
1:41
4
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Children's piece, for piano in G major, Op. 72/1
Sechs Kinderst체cke, Op. 72 (Six Children's Pieces) - No. 1. Allegro non troppo
Kinderstück, for piano in G major, Op. 72/1
Sechs Kinderst체cke, Op. 72 (Six Children's Pieces) - No. 1. Allegro non troppo
59
1
Introduction
Introduction
10
30
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Elijah, Op.70
Part II, No. 42. Alsdann wird euer Licht hervorbrechen (And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth [excerpt]
Elijah, Op. 70
Part II, No. 42. Alsdann wird euer Licht hervorbrechen (And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth [excerpt]
45
24
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Organ Sonata No. 2 in C minor/C major, Op. 65/2
II. Allegro maestoso e vivace [excerpt]
Organ Sonata No. 2 in C minor/C major, Op. 65/2
II. Allegro maestoso e vivace [excerpt]
1:5
8
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo [excerpt]
Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo [excerpt]
1:0
32
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Song Without Words for piano No. 28 in G major, Op. 62/4
Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62 - No. 28 in G major, Op. 62, No. 4
Song Without Words for piano No. 28 in G major, Op. 62/4
Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62 - No. 28 in G major, Op. 62, No. 4
1:26
28
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Hear My Prayer in G major
[excerpt]
Hear My Prayer in G major
[excerpt]
1:28
16
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 Italian
IV. Saltarello: Presto [excerpt]
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
IV. Saltarello: Presto [excerpt]
1:8
18
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture for orchestra in C major "Trumpet", Op. 101
[excerpt]
Overture for orchestra in C major "Trumpet", Op. 101
[excerpt]
47
10
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
Overture [excerpt]
A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
Overture [excerpt]
1:35
2
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
The uncle from Boston
Act I: Overture [excerpt]
Der Onkel aus Boston
Act I: Overture [excerpt]
1:14
26
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
III. Allegro molto vivace [excerpt]
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
III. Allegro molto vivace [excerpt]
1:9
14
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
The Hebrides in B minor, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
[excerpt]
The Hebrides in B minor, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
[excerpt]
1:6
6
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Song for my good father's birthday
Lied zum Geburtstag meines guten Vaters
Lied zum Gebrutstag meines guten Vaters
Lied zum Geburtstag meines guten Vaters
1:12
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CONDUCTOR
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PERFORMER
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Orchestra
Anthony Bramall
Conductor
Auer Quartet
String Quartet
Benjamin Frith
Piano
Felix Mendelssohn
composer
Frieder Bernius
Conductor
Helmuth Rilling
Conductor
Jun Markl
Conductor
Kenneth Jean
Conductor
Kodály Quartet
String Quartet
Laura Hicks
Soprano (Vocal)
Lay Clerks of St. Albans Cathedral Choir
Choir/Chorus
Leighton Pugh
Narrator
Malcolm Martineau
Piano
MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus
Choir/Chorus
Members of MDR Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Orchestra
Neville Marriner
Conductor
Oliver von Dohnanyi
Conductor
Peter Holder
Organ
Péter Nagy
Piano
Reinhard Seifried
Conductor
Robin Tritschler
Tenor (Vocal)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra
Sonntraud Engels-Benz
Organ
St. Albans Abbey Girls Choir
Choir/Chorus
Stephen Tharp
Organ
Stuttgart Bach Collegium
Orchestra
Stuttgart Soloists
Vocal Ensemble
Takako Nishizaki
Violin
Tom Winpenny
Conductor
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