Mendelssohn, Felix > Midsummer Night's Dream Overture

Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC SO in works by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Berlioz

1 CD / Opus Kura / 2012-08-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Hector Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17 Part 2; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

The music on this disc comes from recordings made in 1947....continue...

Weber, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach, et al / Furtwängler

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-08-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Hebrides Overture, in...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Best of Mendelssohn / Peter Schreier, Louis Lortie, Igor Oistrakh, Gunther Herbig et al.

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 61; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (Psalm 91), motet for double chorus; Violinkon...
Performers: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Dresden Kreuzchor [Boy's Chorus]; Engel, Karl; Herbig, Gunther; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lortie, Louis; Masur, ...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Horst; Mauersberger, Rudolf

Mendelssohn: Meisterwerke / Master Works

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-05-29

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 5 i...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kushnevitzky, Sviatoslav; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Serkin, Rudolf; Streich, Rita
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Scholz, Alfred; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Charles; Fricsay, Ferenc; Soliman, Gaetano

Beecham Collection - RPO - The Early Days

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Robert Schumann...
Performers: Lympany, Moura
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

In the summer of 1946, Sir Thomas Beecham set about forming the third and last of his symphony orchestras. The Beecham Symphony Orchestra had been...continue...

Summer Classics / Bizet, Debussy, Vivaldi, Ravel, Rossini / Marriner, Karajan, Vienna PO, London SO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93; Ottorino Respighi: Antiche arie ed danze, Op. 40; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Drea...
Performers: Milan, Susan; Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Previn, Andre; Tortelier, Paul; Gardelli, Lamberto; Frémaux, Louis; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martins in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 / Philharmonia Orch, Mackerras

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-07-03

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

The next disc in Signum's series of live orchestral recordings with the Philharmonia features the late Sir Charles Mackerras conducting Tchaikovsky's Symphony NO. 6 (Pathetique)....continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (02/08/2009)....continue...

The Sound of Martha Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-07

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Concer...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Hall, Lucia; Maisky, Mischa; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Mogile...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Dutoit, Charles

The term "living legend" is genuinely apt to Martha Argerich, whose dazzling amalgam of virtuosity, insight, eclecticism, generosity and mystery makes her a pianist of...continue...

Mendelssohn: Music for Piano for 2 and 4 hands

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-11-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Preludes & Fugues (6) for piano, Op. 35; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Andante & Variations for piano, 4 hands in B flat major, Op. 83a; Allegro Brillant, fo...
Performers: Hellwig, Klaus; Lee, Mi-Joo

Korean pianist Mi-Joo Lee teams up with Klaus Hellwig for a Mendelssohn recording with the Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, a version of op....continue...
Recording information: Ehem. Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (01/25/2010-01/27/2010)....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: L'Oeuvre pour orgue

3 CD / Ligia Digital / 2010-09-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude for organ in D minor [Little Pieces (6) for organ no 6]; Fantasy & Fugue for organ in G minor; Wie Groá ist des allmächt'gen Güte, chorale prelude & variat...
Performers: Meckler, Cedrick; Vernet, Olivier [Organ]

Issued for the Mendelssohn bicentennial in 2009, this recording of the complete organ works received the Diapson D'Or award and four stars from Le Monde...continue...

Mendelssohn: Sym No 4/Overtures/Midsummer

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-12-29

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Ital...
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest

The Decca Ansermet legacy on eloquence continues to garner the highest plaudits from publications all around the world and the latest batch presents the maestro's...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Masterpieces

3 CD / ZYX Records / 2009-04-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 5 in D major...
Performers: Gàl, Hélène; Spitkova, Jela
Conductors: Pitamic, Alexander von; Scholz, Alfred; Lizzio, Alberto; Arigoni, Alessandro

Sergiu Celibedache Conducts Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester

5 CD / Orfeo / 2009-02-23

Works: Franz Schubert: Die Zauberharfe, D 644; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, D 125; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Boris Blacher: Variations on a Theme of Paganini...
Performers: Giebel, Agnes; Hotter, Hans
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu

Romantic Orchestral Masterpieces / Rilling, Gielen, Marriner, Sanderling, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-01-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouvertur...
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth; Gielen, Michael; Cambreling, Sylvain; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hahn, Klaus-Peter; Starek, Jiri; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

The masterpieces of European Baroque, Classical, and Romantic choral and orchestral music are the foundation of the Hanssler Classic catalog. The new 'Masterpieces' series will...continue...

Greatest Works - Mendelssohn

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Hebrides Overture, in...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Valentin; Rohde, Peter Arne; Schmahl, Gustav; Schorler, Renate
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Konwitschny, Franz; Koch, Helmut; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ultimate Mendelssohn - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Concerto for Pia...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Murray, Ann; Schiff, Andras; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Zukerman, Pinchas; Dutoit, Charles; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

A must for Mendelssohn fans, this set comprises two of his symphonies, two piano concerti, his Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music and one album dedicated...continue...

A Windsor Colection - Tchaikovsky, Bach, Böhm, Mendelssohn, et al / Timothy Byram

1 CD / Regent Records / 2008-03-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Festival Coronation March in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; Georg Böhm: Vater unser im Himmelreich; Felix Mendelssohn...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]

Timothy Byram-Wigfield took up the appointment of Director of Music at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in January 2004. A chorister at King's College, Cambridge,...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Chapel, Windsor (02/18/2004-02/20/2004)....continue...

Toscanini - Complete Philadelphia Orchestra Recordings

3 CD / RCA Records / 2006-11-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 24 (TrV 158); Claude Debussy: La mer; Ib&ea...
Performers: Eustis, Edwina; Kirk, Florence
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

The main question for collectors familiar with Toscanini's 1941-42 Philadelphia Orchestra recordings concerns how this newly remastered edition (compiled from "original sources", according to Sony/BMG...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies, Piano Concertos, etc / Masur, et al

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-06-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; S...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Eberle, Friedhelm; Katsaris, Cyprien; Oertel, Christiane; Schonheit, Michael; Schreier, Peter; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This newly reissued 5-CD budget boxed set offers critically acclaimed recordings of Mendelssohn's major orchestral music by Kurt Masur and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra featuring...continue...

Scenes & Dances

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-01-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Dances (4) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome

Felix Mendelssohn / Genwandhausorchester Leipzig / Anne Schwanewilms, Soprano, Petra-Maria Schnitzer

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-01-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Psalm 114, Op. 51; Wolfgang Rihm: Verwandlung 2
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Riccardo Chailly appears in his inaugural concert as Music Director of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. This DVD Video includes a bonus film: Chailly in Leipzig. The...continue...
Run Time: 121 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: En...continue...

Mendelssohn: Sinfonie "Lobegesang", etc / Chailly, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Performers: Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Schwanewilms, Anne; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Opera Chorus

This live recording is Riccardo Chaillys first concert as Music Director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Opening night in Leipzig is a tradition that includes...continue...

Original Masters - George Szell

5 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Pyotr Il'y...
Performers: Lehmayer, Walter; Lorengar, Pilar
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The legendary conductor George Szell's recordings, made for Decca and Philips, have been highly praise and sought-after by collectors for years, this set contains all...continue...

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Bernius, Rubens

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Claudia Schubert; Rubens, Sibylla
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Stuttgart Baroque Ensemble; Stuttgart Chamber Choir Women

Carl Schuricht-Collection Vol 15 - Schumann, Mendelssohn

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-02-15

Works: Robert Schumann: Manfred, Op. 115; Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E minor, Op. 52; Felix Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26...
Conductors: Schuricht, Carl
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Carl Schuricht in a program of the great German Romantics. While never a "Schumann specialist," his performances of the Manfred Overture have been perpetual...continue...

Mendelssohn: Orchestral Masterpieces / Golschmann, et al

2 CD / Artemis / 2004-03-23

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 5 in D major...
Performers: Elman, Mischa
Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Prohaska, Felix
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Wilhelm Furtwängler Conducts Romantic Music

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2003-06-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26; Hector Berlioz: R&aac...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms: Symphony no 4; Mendelssohn / Kempe, Royal PO

1 CD / Testament / 2003-02-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies, 7 Overtures / Abbado, London SO

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-05-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cav...
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Connell, Elizabeth; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Claudio Abbado makes a welcome appearance in Collectors Edition at last, with his classic recording of the complete Mendelssohn Symphonies and selected Overtures - now...continue...

Mendelssohn: Gala Concert [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2000-11-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
Performers: Erben, Frank-Michael
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Run Time: 82 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: Germany
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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Mendelssohn / Bruno Walter

1 CD / Music & Arts / 1999-08-17

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, etc /Bramall, Dohnányi

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-02-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Ruy Blas Ove...
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Dohnányi, Oliver von
Ensemble: ; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Proclaimed by Goethe as the successor to Mozart, Mendelssohn was the most famous prodigy of the 19th century. The Overture and incidental Musc to "A...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic....continue...

Mendelssohn: Ouvertures / Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1988-04-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Overtu...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream / Previn, Watson

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1986-04-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Wallis, Delia; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Finchley Children's Music Group