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Nocturne From "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Op. 61

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Piano Concertos 1 & 2. Ashkar, Gewandhausorchester, Chailly

Works

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Incidental Music (extract) (Op. 61)

Date of recording

24.6.2013, Leipzig

Audio sample

Performers

Riccardo Chailly (Conductor)

20.2.1953Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Authors

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Composer)

3.2.1809Hamburg, Germany

† 4.11.1847Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

William Shakespeare (Text author)

26.4.1564Stratford-upon-Avon, West Midlands, United Kingdom

† 23.4.1616Stratford-upon-Avon, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Ludwig Tieck (Translator)

31.5.1773

† 28.4.1853

August Wilhelm Schlegel (Translator)

1767Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

† 1845Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Album information

Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Piano Concertos 1 & 2. Ashkar, Gewandhausorchester, Chailly

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Piano Concertos 1 & 2. Ashkar, Gewandhausorchester, Chailly

Year of production

2014

Record Label

Decca Records

Tracks

  • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Ruy Blas. Overture In C Minor (Op. 95 / MWV M 11)
  • 1. Ruy Blas. Ouvertüre c-moll
  • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    A Midsummer Night's Dream. Incidental Music (extract) (Op. 61)
  • 2. Ouvertüre (Allegro di molto)
  • 3. 1. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
  • 4. 5. Intermezzo (Allegro appassionato - Allegro molto comodo)
  • 5. 7. Notturno (Con moto tranquillo)
  • 6. 9. Hochzeitsmarsch (Allegro vivace) = 5. Wedding march = Marche nuptiale
  • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Piano Concerto No. 1 In G Minor (Op. 25)
  • 7. 1. Molto allegro con fuoco
  • 8. 2. Andante
  • 9. 3. Presto - Molto allegro e vivace
  • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Piano Concerto No. 2 In D Minor (Op. 40)
  • 10. 1. Allegro appassionato
  • 11. 2. Adagio (Molto sostenuto)
  • 12. 3. Finale (Presto scherzando)