Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream - Peter Maag, London Symphony Orchestra
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Felix Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream
Soprano Vocals - Jennifer Vyvyan, Marion Lowe (A1-3)
Chorus - Female Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Of The Covent Garden
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Peter Maag
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : Decca
Recorded 27 - 28 February 1957 in Kingsway Hall, London
Engineered by Cyril Windebank
Produced by James Walker
Sleeve Notes by Robert Boas
Originally released in 1958
Reissued in 1995
Tracks :
Side A
- Overture Op. 21
- Scherzo, Op. 61 No. 1
- You Spotted Snakes, Op. 61 No. 3
Side B
- Intermezzo, Op. 61 No. 5
- Nocturne, Op. 61 No. 7
- Wedding March, Op. 61 No. 9
- Dance Of The Clowns, Op. 61 No. 11
- Finale, Op. 61 No. 12
Reviews:
Felix Mendelssohn composed the concert overture to A Midsummer Nights Dream in 1826 while the remaining incidental music, composed for a performance of Shakespeares famous play, was written many years later. His well known Wedding March and the other important numbers of A Midsummer Nights Dream are included in this sought-after DECCA recording.
This composition is Mendelssohns most important stage works and a great favourite, which explains why it is so frequently performed (especially the overture) and recorded. World-class musicians like the soloists Jennifer Vyvyan, Marion Lowe and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Peter Maag, and supported by the Womens Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, give a masterly performance of this delightful work which offers an insight into Mendelssohns early and late compositional styles.
The quality of the performance leaves nothing to be desired and the listener is carried away to a world of dreams, not only during a summer night.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.65 / 5