Sydney symphony orchestra the last days of socrates. Monochrome scan, but the oddnumbered pages are lower definition than the. The fair melusina op 32 youtube mendelssohn hebrides overture fingals cave abbado duration. Felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream overture welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Beecham conducts beethoven, mendelssohn and delius. After five sets of concerts auditioning candidates to be santa rosa symphonys next music director, its now official. It begins in the realm of pure fantasy with a romantic story of enchantment, a mermaid and a broken promise. This 2page orchestral part is the publishers fullsize original not a photocopy or download. Narrative and musical form in mendelssohns overture to the tale of the fair melusina, op. Richard wagner wrote big operas featuring mermaids, the rhine maidens, who lived in a river and guarded magic gold. In medieval folklore, melusina was a beautiful girl cursed to take the form of a mermaid one day each week. Overture the fair melusina op 321044 piano concerto no 1 in g minor op 25 5. Felix mendelssohn excerpt from fair melusina overture recorded june 910, 2017 at the ordway concert hall the saint paul chamber. Heartfelt and intelligent, this is lifeenhancing music, and as a bonus theres the fair melusina overture.
Alternatively you can download a pdf containing the link which can be freely shared online. There are two more overtures written in the 1830s the fair melusina which again has the sound of the sea, and the overture ruy blas which has some. Mendelssohn f overture to the fair melusina op 32 oboe 1. Ouverturen claudio abbado, lso, felix mendelssohn bartholdy. This page lists all recordings of the fair melusine overture, op.
The arrestingly beautiful melusine, born of a mortal father and water sprite mother, is. I got this cd to upgrade a vinyl recording of the fair melusina overture, inspired by a kreutzer opera in which a husband learns his wife must turn into a mermaid once a week, and condemns her to her mermaid state forever. A midsummer nights dreamoverture the fair melusina francesco davalos on allmusic. The melusina overture was written in 1833 and first performed in 1834.
Jul 14, 2016 felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream overture album artnaxos 12min 35sec. A group of resourceful kids start, a website where cybervisitors can get answers to questions that trouble them. Fair melusina overture op 32 by felix mendelssohn gewandhaus orchestra of leipzig kurt masur buy recently played. Aug 10, 2017 felix mendelssohn excerpt from fair melusina overture recorded june 910, 2017 at the ordway concert hall the saint paul chamber orchestra thomas zehetmair, conductor watch the complete. People who wrote classical music were fascinated by the story of a mermaids, especially those who wanted to become human.
Santa rosa symphonys next music director classical kdfc. Mwv p 12 works of felix mendelssohn by opus number number. Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance listings. Ideal for individual practice or for replacing a lost or worn part from a set. Felix mendelssohn the fair melusine welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday.
Ingrid fliter, piano scottish chamber orchestra antonio mendez. Felix mendelssohn concerto for two pianos and orchestra. Several tales relate how she assumed fair human form and. Felix mendelssohnbartholdy overture in f fair melusina. Felix mendelssohn concerto for two pianos and orchestra in. Here she gives us all shes got to give in these sympathetic hands. It is impressive as a complete work, and its overture is also full of suspense, preparing the atmosphere appropriately for the drama that is to follow. Mendelssohn overtures including a midsummer nights dream, the hebrides, the fair melusina and calm sea and a prosperous voyage. London symphony orchestra, claudio abbado mendelssohn.
Beecham conducts beethoven, mendelssohn and delius classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. She married the knight reymund, and forbade him from ever seeing her on saturdays. Ingrid fliter plays schumann and mendelssohn piano concertos. Overture the fair melusine at bbc orchestras and choirs see all works in bbc orchestras and choirs by felix mendelssohn sort by. Romantic period, repertoire, general instructional, technique training, recital. I got this cd to upgrade a vinyl recording of the fair melusina overture, inspired by a kreutzer opera in which a husband learns his wife must turn into a mermaid. One hundred twentysecond season chicago symphony orchestra. Complete your mendelssohn vienna philharmonic orchestra carl schuricht collection. In both the mendelssohn and schumann, fliter plays with tautness and energy, fitting handinglove with the smaller chamberorchestra forces of the sco and drier recorded sound. In this concert conducted by sso artist in residence brett dean, philosophy is the main theme. It begins in the realm of pure fantasy with a romantic story of. Mendelssohn overtures ii colosseum music entertainment. Classical net mendelssohn works list works with opus. Score,set of parts,solo part sheet music by felix bartholdy mendelssohn 18091847.
Uk customers please note that the dimensions of this music exceed royal mails. Felix mendelssohn the fair melusine album artbis 10min. Fair melusina overture op 32 by felix mendelssohn gewandhaus orchestra of leipzig kurt masur buy. Mendelssohn who conducted that premier performance of the schubert in leipzig was inspired to write his concert overture fair melusina track 5 upon hearing conrad kreutzers opera melusine in 1833, sort of to show how it ought to have been done. Fair melusina overture by felix mendelssohn concert library. Hmb identifies the arranger as friedrich hermann probably because this is taken from a larger mendelssohn collection in which his name is identified as the violinpiano overture arrangements. May 08, 2018 people who wrote classical music were fascinated by the story of a mermaids, especially those who wanted to become human. Rochester philharmonic orchestra, hamburger symphoniker the great composers, volume 11. Provided to youtube by universal music group mendelssohn. Mendelssohn f overture to the fair melusina op 32 oboe 1 part. I have since expanded my collection with various other recording, but here is a performance which shines a new light on what is perhaps the composers most underappreciated and least known of the five symphonies, coupled with sparkling performances of the second piano concerto and the fair melusine overture. Lastly the grandiose incidental music to racines athalie owes its existence to a berlin stage performance.
Felix mendelssohn 180947 the melusina overture was written in 1833 and first performed in 1834. The playwright franz grillparzer brought goethes tale to the stage and felix mendelssohn provided a concert overture the fair melusina, his opus 32. Overture the fair melusine at bbc philharmonic see all works in bbc philharmonic by felix mendelssohn. Its a question of philosophy with music by haydn and brett deans dramatic oratorio, the last days of socrates. It was announced upon the program as overture to melusina, or, the mermaid and the knight, but its official title is overture to the legend of the lovely melusina. The fair melusina, an album by felix mendelssohn, judith howarth, jean rigby, the bach choir, francesco d avalos on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Aug 25, 2012 felix mendelssohn b hamburg, february 3, 1809. Overtures to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Felix mendelssohn, claudio abbado, london symphony orchestra. These qualities are featured in claudio abbados take on these seven overtures. Overture to the legend of the fair melusine is a concert overture by felix mendelssohn written in 1834.