Here she gives us all shes got to give in these sympathetic hands. 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. Felix mendelssohn 180947 the melusina overture was written in 1833 and first performed in 1834. The melusina overture was written in 1833 and first performed in 1834. Beecham conducts beethoven, mendelssohn and delius. Ideal for individual practice or for replacing a lost or worn part from a set. Felix mendelssohn excerpt from fair melusina overture recorded june 910, 2017 at the ordway concert hall the saint paul chamber. The arrestingly beautiful melusine, born of a mortal father and water sprite mother, is. Monochrome scan, but the oddnumbered pages are lower definition than the. Mendelssohn overtures ii colosseum music entertainment. May 08, 2018 people who wrote classical music were fascinated by the story of a mermaids, especially those who wanted to become human. The fair melusina op 32 youtube mendelssohn hebrides overture fingals cave abbado duration. Santa rosa symphonys next music director classical kdfc. 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.
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. Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Fair melusina overture by felix mendelssohn concert library. Narrative and musical form in mendelssohns overture to the tale of the fair melusina, op. Uk customers please note that the dimensions of this music exceed royal mails. Score,set of parts,solo part sheet music by felix bartholdy mendelssohn 18091847. In medieval folklore, melusina was a beautiful girl cursed to take the form of a mermaid one day each week. Sydney symphony orchestra the last days of socrates. 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. A composer named felix mendelssohn wrote a musical story called the fair melusina. It begins in the realm of pure fantasy with a romantic story of enchantment, a mermaid and a broken promise.
After five sets of concerts auditioning candidates to be santa rosa symphonys next music director, its now official. This 2page orchestral part is the publishers fullsize original not a photocopy or download. Lastly the grandiose incidental music to racines athalie owes its existence to a berlin stage performance. Felix mendelssohnbartholdy overture in f fair melusina.
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. Mendelssohn f overture to the fair melusina op 32 oboe 1. Romantic period, repertoire, general instructional, technique training, recital. Overture the fair melusine at bbc orchestras and choirs see all works in bbc orchestras and choirs by felix mendelssohn sort by. Overture the fair melusina op 321044 piano concerto no 1 in g minor op 25 5. Richard wagner wrote big operas featuring mermaids, the rhine maidens, who lived in a river and guarded magic gold. Mendelssohn f overture to the fair melusina op 32 oboe 1 part. 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. 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. Jul 14, 2016 felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream overture album artnaxos 12min 35sec. Felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream overture welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday.
She married the knight reymund, and forbade him from ever seeing her on saturdays. Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance listings. Felix mendelssohn concerto for two pianos and orchestra in. Its a question of philosophy with music by haydn and brett deans dramatic oratorio, the last days of socrates. Alternatively you can download a pdf containing the link which can be freely shared online. In this concert conducted by sso artist in residence brett dean, philosophy is the main theme. Several tales relate how she assumed fair human form and. Overtures to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover.
Mwv p 12 works of felix mendelssohn by opus number number. It begins in the realm of pure fantasy with a romantic story of. 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. Provided to youtube by universal music group mendelssohn. People who wrote classical music were fascinated by the story of a mermaids, especially those who wanted to become human. A midsummer nights dreamoverture the fair melusina francesco davalos on allmusic. Ingrid fliter plays schumann and mendelssohn piano concertos. 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. The playwright franz grillparzer brought goethes tale to the stage and felix mendelssohn provided a concert overture the fair melusina, his opus 32. Ingrid fliter, piano scottish chamber orchestra antonio mendez. One hundred twentysecond season chicago symphony orchestra.
A group of resourceful kids start, a website where cybervisitors can get answers to questions that trouble them. Felix mendelssohn, claudio abbado, london symphony orchestra. Felix mendelssohn the fair melusine welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Fair melusina overture op 32 by felix mendelssohn gewandhaus orchestra of leipzig kurt masur buy recently played.
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. Fair melusina overture op 32 by felix mendelssohn gewandhaus orchestra of leipzig kurt masur buy. This page lists all recordings of the fair melusine overture, op. Mendelssohn overtures including a midsummer nights dream, the hebrides, the fair melusina and calm sea and a prosperous voyage. Heartfelt and intelligent, this is lifeenhancing music, and as a bonus theres the fair melusina overture. Complete your mendelssohn vienna philharmonic orchestra carl schuricht collection. Rochester philharmonic orchestra, hamburger symphoniker the great composers, volume 11. 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. Felix mendelssohn the fair melusine album artbis 10min. Ouverturen claudio abbado, lso, felix mendelssohn bartholdy. Classical net mendelssohn works list works with opus. These qualities are featured in claudio abbados take on these seven overtures.
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