Mendelssohn had a life-long love for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.The 17-year-old composer and his prodigiously gifted sister Fanny premiered A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture in October 1827 at a soiree at the Mendelssohn home in Berlin – perhaps the greatest work ever written by a 17 year old!In 1841, the composer was commissioned to write the incidental music for a new production of the play in Berlin.He incorporated the Overture and added extraordinarily brilliant music for additional major scenes and scene changes.The version for piano four-hands is Mendelssohn’s own and today’s program highlights some of the lesser-known but equally brilliant movements of the score.Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia
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Felix Mendelssohn
From A Midsummer Night’s Dream Play
Recorded on 07/27/2011, uploaded on 02/09/2012
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Mendelssohn had a life-long love for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The 17-year-old composer and his prodigiously gifted sister Fanny premiered A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture in October 1827 at a soiree at the Mendelssohn home in Berlin – perhaps the greatest work ever written by a 17 year old! In 1841, the composer was commissioned to write the incidental music for a new production of the play in Berlin. He incorporated the Overture and added extraordinarily brilliant music for additional major scenes and scene changes. The version for piano four-hands is Mendelssohn’s own and today’s program highlights some of the lesser-known but equally brilliant movements of the score. Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia
More music by Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio No. 2 in c minor, Op. 66
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14
Fantasy in f-sharp minor, Op. 28 (Scottish Sonata)
Hear my Prayer
Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14
The Sighing Wind
Barcarolle Op 30 N° 6
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49
Violin Sonata In F Major (without Op. No.)
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Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 30, D617
The Shrovetide Fair from Petrouchka
Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
"God's time is the best of times"
Moravian Folk Dances
The Pursuite, from The Adventures of Korzinkina
Two Waltzes from Op. 39
Corrente III (arr. Kurtág)
Spanish Dance No. 2 from "La Vida breve"
Overture from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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