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One might think that Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music was a work about which all that could be said has been said, but this entirely fresh recording by the venerable Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig comes up with some fresh takes. First is the lithe, dry reading of the Midsummer Night's Dream music itself, the most ethereal product of Mendelssohn's teenage years. Some may miss the accretions of Victorian sweetness in conductor Riccardo Chailly's reading of the work, but even those listeners will have to marvel at the crisp sound Chailly gets out of the Leipzigers, and at the sheer effort of will involved in making the chestnut Wedding March (track 6) sound as though the conductor and musicians were encountering it for the first time. On top of this is a genuine world premiere of an early version of the Ruy Blas overture, as it was first performed in 1839 at the Gewandhaus itself, and strong performance of the two piano concertos by Israeli Arab sensation Saleem Ashkar. Nobody would put the concertos at the top of a list of Mendelssohn's compositions, but Ashkar's readings show that he was listening to what was happening around him rather than simply showing off his considerable chops. The result is a pair of tight, quick performances, as much Chailly as Ashkar, that emphasize Mendelssohn's contrapuntal thinking. A well-above-average Mendelssohn release.
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Ruy Blas, Op. 95 - Overture to Victor Hugo's play (Felix Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13 (Felix Mendelssohn)
John Fraser, Producer - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - William Shakespeare , Author - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Piano Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O7 (Felix Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Saleem Ashkar, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Saleem Ashkar, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Saleem Ashkar, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O11 (Felix Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Saleem Ashkar, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Saleem Ashkar, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Saleem Ashkar, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
Albumbeschreibung
One might think that Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music was a work about which all that could be said has been said, but this entirely fresh recording by the venerable Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig comes up with some fresh takes. First is the lithe, dry reading of the Midsummer Night's Dream music itself, the most ethereal product of Mendelssohn's teenage years. Some may miss the accretions of Victorian sweetness in conductor Riccardo Chailly's reading of the work, but even those listeners will have to marvel at the crisp sound Chailly gets out of the Leipzigers, and at the sheer effort of will involved in making the chestnut Wedding March (track 6) sound as though the conductor and musicians were encountering it for the first time. On top of this is a genuine world premiere of an early version of the Ruy Blas overture, as it was first performed in 1839 at the Gewandhaus itself, and strong performance of the two piano concertos by Israeli Arab sensation Saleem Ashkar. Nobody would put the concertos at the top of a list of Mendelssohn's compositions, but Ashkar's readings show that he was listening to what was happening around him rather than simply showing off his considerable chops. The result is a pair of tight, quick performances, as much Chailly as Ashkar, that emphasize Mendelssohn's contrapuntal thinking. A well-above-average Mendelssohn release.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:07
- Main artists: Riccardo Chailly Saleem Ashkar Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
- Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
- Label: Universal Music Italia srL.
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl ℗ 2014 Universal Music Italia Srl
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