Opis: Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Overtures - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Walter Weller, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur

This special collection brings together Felix Mendelssohns concert overtures, a genre for which the composer was particularly famed. Among them is Ruy Blas; despite Mendelssohns initial lack of interest in his commission for this work, he later divulged that the whole thing gave me more pleasure than much else I have undertaken, and today the work is heralded by many as a dramatic masterpiece. Also featured is The Hebrides inspired by the composers first visit to Britain in 1829 and the C major Overture, also known as the Trumpet overture and which received its name due to the impressive flourishes for this instrument that permeate the work. The Fair Melusine was written in direct response to the overture of an opera of the same name by Conradin Kreutzer, which Mendelssohn disliked exceedingly, claiming that his own attempt would have more substance. Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage is an excellent example of Mendelssohns ability to compose for seascape, with the contrabassoon representing the rolling waves.

The collection is preceded by A Midsummer Nights Dream, a work that began its life as a concert overture, receiving its first performance in the garden of the composers familys Berlin house, with players and audience drawn from relatives and friends. Mendelssohn later expanded the work into incidental music to accompany Shakespeares play on which it is based, and it is now counted among the composers most popular works: a regular favourite in concert halls the world over. A wealth of performance talent is assembled for this release, with acclaimed conductors Walter Weller and Kurt Masur sharing the baton.

Other information:
- Recorded in Glasgow and Leipzig, 1974.
- This release offers masterworks of Mendelssohn the romantic symphonist.
- The incidental music for Shakespeares play A Midsummer Nights Dream (played here in the complete version, with vocalists) contain the most fairylike, ethereal and miraculous music Mendelssohn has ever written, the Scherzo is a wonder of lightness and elf-like mystery, whereas the Wedding March has become the archetypal March for accompanying bride and bridegroom into the church. The second disc contains popular overtures, among which the famous Fingals Cave (otherwise known as The Hebrides Overture) and the Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt.
- Excellent performances by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Walter Weller and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (founded by Mendelssohn himself!) conducted by Kurt Masur.
- Contains liner notes on the composer and works

Szczegóły: Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Overtures - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Walter Weller, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur

Nazwa: Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Overtures
Autor: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Walter Weller, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
Producent: Inwestycje
Kod paskowy: 5028421949369
Języki: angielski
Format: 14.0x12.0cm
Oprawa: Plastikowa
Waga: 0.11 kg
Wykonawca: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Walter Weller, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
Typ głównego nośnika: AC
Ilość nośników: 2
Opis nośników:

1. CD 1 (CD-Audio)
   1. Overture (koncert - utwór 11:59)
   2. Act 1: Scherzo (koncert - utwór 04:56)
   3. Act 2: Fairies? March (koncert - utwór 01:17)
   4. Act 2: Lied with Chorus ?O Ye Spotted Snakes? (koncert - utwór 03:18)
   5. Act 2: Intermezzo (koncert - utwór 03:24)
   6. Act 3: Nocturne (koncert - utwór 06:39)
   7. Act 4: Wedding March (koncert - utwór 05:34)
   8. Act 5: Marcia Funebre (koncert - utwór 01:28)
   9. Act 5: Dance of the Clowns (koncert - utwór 01:32)
   10. Act 5: Now the Hungry Lion Roars (koncert - utwór 00:59)
   11. Act 5: Finale ?Through this House Give Glimm?ring Light? (koncert - utwór 04:39)
   12. Ruy Blas, Op. 95: Overture (koncert - utwór 07:25)

2. CD 2 (CD-Audio)
   1. The Hebrides, Op. 26: Overture ?Fingal?s Cave? (koncert - utwór 09:45)
   2. Overture in C Major, Op. 101 ?Trumpet? (koncert - utwór 09:09)
   3. The Fair Melusine, Op. 32: Overture (koncert - utwór 11:32)
   4. Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Op.27: Overture (koncert - utwór 11:05)

Recenzje: Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Overtures - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Walter Weller, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur