{"product_id":"felix-mendelssohn-great-composers-in-words-music","title":"Felix Mendelssohn- Great Composers In Words \u0026 Music (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe next instalment in this popular series now focuses on the life and music of Mendelssohn. This insightful biography explores the breadth of his achievements, the complexities of his privileged upbringing, and the reasons for the fluctuating nature of his reputation. Written by Davinia Caddy, narrated by Leighton Pugh, and featuring many musical excerpts include the Violin Concerto, String Octet and Elijah, as well as his choral works, symphonies, sonatas and songs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction [00:11]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie beiden Neffen oder Der Onkel aus Boston (The Two Nephews, or The Uncle from Boston), MWV L4, ... [01:14]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDer Onkel aus Boston ('The Uncle from Boston'), a three-act dramatic work by Felix Mendelssohn, b... [07:00]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Kinderstücke (6 Children's Pieces), Op. 72, \"Christmas Pieces\": No.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllegro non troppo, MWV ... [00:59]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn extract from Mendelssohn's piano collection Kinderstücke ('Children's Pieces'), published afte... [02:57]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLied zum Geburtstag meines guten Vaters, MWV K1 [01:12]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy his early teens, Mendelssohn had alr eady acquired an impressive portfolio of musical compositi... [05:41]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (excerpt) [01:00]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA similar musical atmosphere was created in the second of Mendelssohn's towering early works: his... [00:56]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21, MWV P3 (excerpt) [01:36]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe period also witnessed the intensification of Mendelssohn's historical interest in earlier sty... [03:10]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHora est, MWV B18: Hora est [02:23]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1829 saw the beginning of Mendelssohn's Grand Tour of Europe, a series of excursions that took th... [02:32]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hebrides in D Major, Op. 26, MWV P7, \"Fingal's Cave\" (excerpt) [01:06]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the home of a wealthy mine owner in north Wales, the next stop in his tour, Mendelssohn first ... [04:49]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSymphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, MWV N16, \"Italian\": IV. Saltarello: Presto (excerpt) [01:09]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe second opportunity to present itself on Mendelssohn's return to Berlin, following his Europea... [02:08]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverture in C Major, Op. 101, MWV P2, \"Trumpet\" (excerpt) [00:47]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe success of Mendelssohn's directorship of the Düsseldorf festival - to one commentator, 'the g... [05:19]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaulus (St. Paul), Op. 36, MWV A14, Part II: How Lovely are the Messengers (Sung in English) (exc... [01:42]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoughly one month earlier, the 9th of September 1836, Mendelssohn had become engaged to Cécile Je... [02:59]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Motets, Op. 39: No.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVeni, Domine (Hear my prayer, O Lord), MWV B24 (excerpt) [00:52]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe next few years in Leipzig witnessed the completion of Mendelssohn's String Quartets Op. 44, h... [03:31]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrgan Sonata in C Minor, Op. 65, No. 2, MWV W57: II. Allegro maestoso e vivace (excerpt) [01:05]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is easy to forget that, while Mendelssohn was most famous during his lifetime as a composer, c... [03:12]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViolin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: III. Allegro molto vivace (excerpt) [01:10]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHear My Prayer, a short standalone piece of sacred choral music also composed in 1844, cannot be ... [01:03]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHear My Prayer, WoO 15, MWV B49 (version for voice and organ) (excerpt) [01:28]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen years after the premiere of St. Paul, Mendelssohn turned his attention once again to the genr... [02:06]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElijah, Op. 70, MWV A25, Part II: Alsdann wird euer Licht hervorbrechen (And then shall Your ligh... [00:46]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMendelssohn died on the 4th of November 1847 following a series of strokes. [03:38]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62: No. 28 in G Major, Op. 62, No. 4, MWV U175 [01:30]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46987150098653,"sku":"747313837373","price":138.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4258450-3143570.jpg?v=1762932258","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/zh-cn\/products\/felix-mendelssohn-great-composers-in-words-music","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}