Mendelssohn Orchestral Works
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Composer or Director: Felix Mendelssohn
Label: Classics
Magazine Review Date: 2/1993
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 53
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 1361-2
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Overture, Op. 21 |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Alison Hagley, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Louise Winter, Mezzo soprano Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Orchestra Junior Chorus (Royal) Walter Weller, Conductor |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Scherzo (Entr'acte to Act 2) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Alison Hagley, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Louise Winter, Mezzo soprano Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Orchestra Junior Chorus (Royal) Walter Weller, Conductor |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Song with chorus: 'You spotted snakes' (Act 2) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Alison Hagley, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Louise Winter, Mezzo soprano Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Orchestra Junior Chorus (Royal) Walter Weller, Conductor |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Entr'acte/Intermezzo (Hermia seeks Lysander; Entrystics: Act 3) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Alison Hagley, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Louise Winter, Mezzo soprano Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Orchestra Junior Chorus (Royal) Walter Weller, Conductor |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Nocturne (Act 3) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Alison Hagley, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Louise Winter, Mezzo soprano Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Orchestra Junior Chorus (Royal) Walter Weller, Conductor |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Wedding March (Entr'acte to Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Alison Hagley, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Louise Winter, Mezzo soprano Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Orchestra Junior Chorus (Royal) Walter Weller, Conductor |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Fanfare and Funeral March (Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Alison Hagley, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Louise Winter, Mezzo soprano Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Orchestra Junior Chorus (Royal) Walter Weller, Conductor |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Bergomask (Dance of the Rustics: Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Alison Hagley, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Louise Winter, Mezzo soprano Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Orchestra Junior Chorus (Royal) Walter Weller, Conductor |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Wedding March reprise (Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Alison Hagley, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Louise Winter, Mezzo soprano Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Orchestra Junior Chorus (Royal) Walter Weller, Conductor |
| (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Movement: Finale: 'Through the house' (Act 5) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Alison Hagley, Soprano Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Louise Winter, Mezzo soprano Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Orchestra Junior Chorus (Royal) Walter Weller, Conductor |
| Ruy Blas |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Royal Scottish National Orchestra Walter Weller, Conductor |
Author:
Even with a bonus of a strong, dramatic account of the Ruy Blas Overture this disc is not over-generous in length, and it is a pity that Weller has omitted two brief items from what is billed as a ''complete'' version of the Midsummer Night's Dream music. The Royal Scottish Orchestra play very neatly throughout the programme, the recording is good, and Weller conducts competently, though ''Ye spotted snakes'' is taken too quickly: this places the accomplished Alison Hagley and Louise Winter under quite severe pressure, and the charm of this number is lost. The Scherzo, on the other hand, is taken at too sedate a tempo, and the ''Wedding March'' sounds rather heavy. By and large Weller does not achieve the delightfully eager, wide-eyed quality found in the score by Jeffrey Tate on EMI, though Tate's version is also incomplete and poor value in terms of playing time. Kurt Masur on Teldec does not show quite the same imagination as Tate, but he conducts a strong, characterful account of the complete score. His well-recorded version also has the advantage of spoken excerpts from the play itself, and this very much helps to place each musical item in its proper context.'
Mendelssohn Orchestral Works
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