Overture the fair melusine at bbc orchestras and choirs see all works in bbc orchestras and choirs by felix mendelssohn sort by. Felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream overture welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Felix mendelssohn concerto for two pianos and orchestra. The melusina overture was written in 1833 and first performed in 1834. Overture the fair melusina op 321044 piano concerto no 1 in g minor op 25 5. People who wrote classical music were fascinated by the story of a mermaids, especially those who wanted to become human. London symphony orchestra, claudio abbado mendelssohn. Felix mendelssohn concerto for two pianos and orchestra in. 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. Ouverturen claudio abbado, lso, felix mendelssohn bartholdy. 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.
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. 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. The playwright franz grillparzer brought goethes tale to the stage and felix mendelssohn provided a concert overture the fair melusina, his opus 32. Narrative and musical form in mendelssohns overture to the tale of the fair melusina, op. Alternatively you can download a pdf containing the link which can be freely shared online. Beecham conducts beethoven, mendelssohn and delius. Felix mendelssohn excerpt from fair melusina overture recorded june 910, 2017 at the ordway concert hall the saint paul chamber. Felix mendelssohn the fair melusine welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. 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. Heartfelt and intelligent, this is lifeenhancing music, and as a bonus theres the fair melusina overture.
Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Ideal for individual practice or for replacing a lost or worn part from a set. Monochrome scan, but the oddnumbered pages are lower definition than the. Felix mendelssohnbartholdy overture in f fair melusina. The arrestingly beautiful melusine, born of a mortal father and water sprite mother, is.
Classical net mendelssohn works list works with opus. 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. Score,set of parts,solo part sheet music by felix bartholdy mendelssohn 18091847. Sydney symphony orchestra the last days of socrates. Uk customers please note that the dimensions of this music exceed royal mails. In this concert conducted by sso artist in residence brett dean, philosophy is the main theme. Romantic period, repertoire, general instructional, technique training, recital.
This 2page orchestral part is the publishers fullsize original not a photocopy or download. Its a question of philosophy with music by haydn and brett deans dramatic oratorio, the last days of socrates. Felix mendelssohn the fair melusine album artbis 10min. Richard wagner wrote big operas featuring mermaids, the rhine maidens, who lived in a river and guarded magic gold. Santa rosa symphonys next music director classical kdfc. Mendelssohn overtures ii colosseum music entertainment. Mendelssohn f overture to the fair melusina op 32 oboe 1 part.
Mendelssohn f overture to the fair melusina op 32 oboe 1. 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. Mwv p 12 works of felix mendelssohn by opus number number. Provided to youtube by universal music group mendelssohn.
Fair melusina overture op 32 by felix mendelssohn gewandhaus orchestra of leipzig kurt masur buy recently played. It begins in the realm of pure fantasy with a romantic story of enchantment, a mermaid and a broken promise. She married the knight reymund, and forbade him from ever seeing her on saturdays. In medieval folklore, melusina was a beautiful girl cursed to take the form of a mermaid one day each week. Jul 14, 2016 felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream overture album artnaxos 12min 35sec. This page lists all recordings of the fair melusine overture, op. Several tales relate how she assumed fair human form and. Fair melusina overture by felix mendelssohn concert library. 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. The fair melusina op 32 youtube mendelssohn hebrides overture fingals cave abbado duration. Here she gives us all shes got to give in these sympathetic hands. A midsummer nights dreamoverture the fair melusina francesco davalos on allmusic. 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. A composer named felix mendelssohn wrote a musical story called the fair melusina. Complete your mendelssohn vienna philharmonic orchestra carl schuricht collection. Lastly the grandiose incidental music to racines athalie owes its existence to a berlin stage performance. Monochrome scan, but the oddnumbered pages are lower definition than the evennumbered ones.
Felix mendelssohn, claudio abbado, london symphony orchestra. Mendelssohn overtures including a midsummer nights dream, the hebrides, the fair melusina and calm sea and a prosperous voyage. 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. Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance listings. Overtures to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Ingrid fliter, piano scottish chamber orchestra antonio mendez. 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. Felix mendelssohn 180947 the melusina overture was written in 1833 and first performed in 1834.
Rochester philharmonic orchestra, hamburger symphoniker the great composers, volume 11. Ingrid fliter plays schumann and mendelssohn piano concertos. 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. May 08, 2018 people who wrote classical music were fascinated by the story of a mermaids, especially those who wanted to become human. 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. These qualities are featured in claudio abbados take on these seven overtures. 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. Overture to the legend of the fair melusine is a concert overture by felix mendelssohn written in 1834. Aug 25, 2012 felix mendelssohn b hamburg, february 3, 1809. Overture the fair melusine at bbc philharmonic see all works in bbc philharmonic by felix mendelssohn.