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Title

Nocturne From "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Op. 61

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Nocturne From "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Op. 61

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Performers Riccardo Chailly (Conductor)
Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, Leipzig (Orchestra / Ensemble)

Composers Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
* 3/2/1809, Hamburg, Germany
† 4/11/1847, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany William Shakespeare
* 26/4/1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, West Midlands, United Kingdom
† 23/4/1616, Stratford-upon-Avon, West Midlands, United Kingdom Ludwig Tieck
* 31/5/1773
† 28/4/1853 August Wilhelm Schlegel
* 1767, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
† 1845, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Date of recording 24 June 2013 - 29 June 2013

Album

Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Piano Concertos 1 & 2. Ashkar, Gewandhausorchester, Chailly

Riccardo Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, Leipzig, Saleem Abboud Ashkar

Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Piano Concertos 1 & 2. Ashkar, Gewandhausorchester, Chailly

Record Label Decca Records / 481 0778

Year of production 2014

Tracks
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Ruy Blas. Overture In C Minor (MWV M 11 / Op.95)
1. Ruy Blas. Ouvertüre c-moll
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
(extract:) A Midsummer Night's Dream. Incidental Music (Op.61)
3. 1. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
4. 5. Intermezzo (Allegro appassionato - Allegro molto comodo)
6. 9. Hochzeitsmarsch (Allegro vivace) = 5. Wedding march = Marche nuptiale
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Piano Concerto No. 1 In G Minor (Op.25)
7. 1. Molto allegro con fuoco
9. 3. Presto - Molto allegro e vivace
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Piano Concerto No. 2 In D Minor (Op.40)
10. 1. Allegro appassionato
12. 3. Finale (Presto scherzando)