Felix Mendelssohn - Great Composers in Words & Music (CD) - CD
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Felix Mendelssohn - Great Composers in Words & Music (CD)
Details: The next instalment in this popular series now focuses on the life and music of Mendelssohn. This insightful biography explores the breadth of his achievements, the complexities of his privileged upbringing, and the reasons for the fluctuating nature of his reputation. Written by Davinia Caddy, narrated by Leighton Pugh, and featuring many musical excerpts include the Violin Concerto,...
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Introduction [00:11]02
Die beiden Neffen oder Der Onkel aus Boston (The Two Nephews or The Uncle from Boston) MWV L4 ... [01:14]03
Der Onkel aus Boston ('The Uncle from Boston') a three-act dramatic work by Felix Mendelssohn b... [07:00]04
6 Kinderstücke (6 Children's Pieces) Op. 72 "Christmas Pieces": No. 1. Allegro non troppo MWV ... [00:59]05
An extract from Mendelssohn's piano collection Kinderstücke ('Children's Pieces') published afte... [02:57]06
Lied zum Geburtstag meines guten Vaters MWV K1 [01:12]07
By his early teens Mendelssohn had already acquired an impressive portfolio of musical compositi... [05:41]08
String Octet in E-Flat Major Op. 20 MWV R20: III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (excerpt) [01:00]09
A similar musical atmosphere was created in the second of Mendelssohn's towering early works: his... [00:56]10
A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture Op. 21 MWV P3 (excerpt) [01:36]11
The period also witnessed the intensification of Mendelssohn's historical interest in earlier sty... [03:10]12
Hora est MWV B18: Hora est [02:23]13
1829 saw the beginning of Mendelssohn's Grand Tour of Europe a series of excursions that took th... [02:32]14
The Hebrides in D Major Op. 26 MWV P7 "Fingal's Cave" (excerpt) [01:06]15
At the home of a wealthy mine owner in north Wales the next stop in his tour Mendelssohn first ... [04:49]16
Symphony No. 4 in A Major Op. 90 MWV N16 "Italian": IV. S altarello: Presto (excerpt) [01:09]17
The second opportunity to present itself on Mendelssohn's return to Berlin following his Europea... [02:08]18
Overture in C Major Op. 101 MWV P2 "Trumpet" (excerpt) [00:47]19
The success of Mendelssohn's directorship of the Düsseldorf festival – to one commentator 'the g... [05:19]20
Paulus (St. Paul) Op. 36 MWV A14 Part II: How Lovely are the Messengers (Sung in English) (exc... [01:42]21
Roughly one month earlier the 9th of September 1836 Mendelssohn had become engaged to Cécile Je... [02:59]22
3 Motets Op. 39: No. 1. Veni Domine (Hear my prayer O Lord) MWV B24 (excerpt) [00:52]23
The next few years in Leipzig witnessed the completion of Mendelssohn's String Quartets Op. 44 h... [03:31]24
Organ Sonata in C Minor Op. 65 No. 2 MWV W57: II. Allegro maestoso e vivace (excerpt) [01:05]25
It is easy to forget that while Mendelssohn was most famous during his lifetime as a composer c... [03:12]26
Violin Concerto in E Minor Op. 64 MWV O14: III. Allegro molto vivace (excerpt) [01:10]27
Hear My Prayer a short standalone piece of sacred choral music also composed in 1844 cannot be ... [01:03]Distributor/Studio:NaxosPublisher:NAXOS OF AMERICA, INCUPC:747313837373Weight:0.19Product ID:SCAKF94VMZ
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