Description
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Edith Wiens, Christiane Oertel, Friedhelm Eberle, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur / Apex Audio CD 2007 / 2564 69900-2
UPC 825646990023
On two occasions, Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream (in German Ein Sommernachtstraum). First in 1826, near the start of his career, he wrote a concert overture (Op. 21). Later, in 1842, only a few years before his death, he wrote incidental music (Op. 61) for a production of the play, into which he incorporated the existing overture. The incidental music includes the famous "Wedding March".
| Label: | Apex – 2564 69900-2 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2007 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Ouvertüre Op. 21 | 11:30 | |
| 2 | Text "Hier Ist Das Blatt" | 2:06 | |
| 3 | Nr. 1 Scherzo | 4:47 | |
| 4 | Nr. 2 Melodram "Über Täler Und Höh'n" | 1:08 | |
| 5 | Elfenmarsch | 2:31 | |
| 6 | Nr. 3 Lied Mit Chor "Kommt! Einen Ringel-, Einen Feengesang!" | 3:55 | |
| 7 | Nr. 4 Melodram "Was Du Wirst Erwachend Sehn" | 1:11 | |
| 8 | Nr. 5 Intermezzo | 3:04 | |
| 9 | Nr. 6 Melodram "Welch Hausgebackenes Volk" | 5:05 | |
| 10 | Nr. 7 Notturno | 5:38 | |
| 11 |
Text "Nun Toller Geist" - Nr. 8 Melodram "Sei, Als Wäre Nichts Geschehn!" |
2:53 | |
| 12 | Nr. 9 Hochzeitsmarsch | 4:04 | |
| 13 | Text "Nun Kommt!" - Nr. 10 Melodram "Was Dies Bedeuten Soll" | 7:04 | |
| 14 | Text "Beliebt Es Euer Hoheit" | 0:21 | |
| 15 | Nr. 11 Ein Tanz Von Rüpeln | 1:00 | |
| 16 | Text "Zu Bett, Geliebte Freunde!" | 0:09 | |
| 17 | Nr. 12 Melodram "Jetzt Beheult Der Wolf Den Mond" | 1:30 | |
| 18 | Nr. 13 Finale "Bei Des Feuers Mattem Flimmern" | 4:56 |
- Booklet Editor – WLP Ltd.
- Chorus – Rundfunkchor Leipzig
- Chorus Master – Gert Frischmuth
- Co-producer – Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin
- Composed By – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
- Conductor – Kurt Masur
- Edited By – Thomas Albrecht
- Engineer – Hans-Jürgen Seiferth
- Liner Notes – Hans-Christian Schmidt
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Christiane Oertel
- Orchestra – Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
- Producer – Renate Kupfer, Wolfgang Mohr
- Recorded By – Bernd Runge, Claus Strüben
- Soprano Vocals – Edith Wiens
- Speech – Friedhelm Eberle
