Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Composer or Director: Felix Mendelssohn
Label: Classics for Pleasure
Magazine Review Date: 9/1992
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 50
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: CD-CFP4593
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Overture, Op. 21 |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Scherzo (Entr'acte to Act 2) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Song with chorus: 'You spotted snakes' (Act 2) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Entr'acte/Intermezzo (Hermia seeks Lysander; Entrystics: Act 3) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Nocturne (Act 3) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Wedding March (Entr'acte to Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Fanfare and Funeral March (Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Bergomask (Dance of the Rustics: Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Wedding March reprise (Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Finale: 'Through the house' (Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
Composer or Director: Felix Mendelssohn
Label: Classics for Pleasure
Magazine Review Date: 9/1992
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: TC-CFP4593
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Overture, Op. 21 |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Scherzo (Entr'acte to Act 2) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Song with chorus: 'You spotted snakes' (Act 2) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Entr'acte/Intermezzo (Hermia seeks Lysander; Entrystics: Act 3) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Nocturne (Act 3) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Wedding March (Entr'acte to Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Fanfare and Funeral March (Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Bergomask (Dance of the Rustics: Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Wedding March reprise (Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Finale: 'Through the house' (Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrew Litton, Conductor Edith Wiens, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Walker, Mezzo soprano |
Author:
This recording makes an unusual migration from EMI's Eminence label to the slightly cheaper CfP series. Litton includes the linking melodramas in his performance, and these brief passages very much enhance Mendelssohn's charming score. Both soloists sing in a delightfully fresh manner, the choral singing is very good, the LPO plays beautifully throughout and Litton's tempos are all very well chosen. Since the recording is first-rate too, all might seem to be well. Yet although there is a lightness of touch in Litton's conducting, he doesn't caress the music as he should, and it passes by in a rather metronomic fashion. How pleasant and appropriate it would be to hear some elegant and expressive phrasing, some real affection for Mendelssohn's inspiration, but this is sadly missing in Litton's rather offhand, objective approach.
So yes, we have here a highly efficient and expert presentation of the score. But a sense of wonder, or delight, or fantasy—no, these quite important components are missing, except in the contributions of Wiens and Walker.'
So yes, we have here a highly efficient and expert presentation of the score. But a sense of wonder, or delight, or fantasy—no, these quite important components are missing, except in the contributions of Wiens and Walker.'
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream
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