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Ruy Blas ; A midsummer night's dream ; Piano concertos no. 1 ; Piano concerto no. 2 / Mendelssohn.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847, composer.
- Series:
- Naxos Music Library.
- Standardized Title:
- Instrumental music. Selections
- Language:
- No linguistic content
- Subjects (All):
- Overtures.
- Incidental music.
- Concertos (Piano).
- Genre:
- Streaming audio.
- Sound recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Decca, [2014]
- System Details:
- digital
- audio file
- Summary:
- The cornerstone of this album is one of Felix Mendelssohn's best known works, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the album includes the five instrumental pieces from the incidental music, with the world famous Wedding March closing the suite. The two Piano Concertos are played by Saleem Ashkar, who has performed the Concerto No.1 a number of times with Riccardo Chailly and the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig and on tour. The album includes the world premiere recording of Ruy Blas (taken from Hogwood's critical edition).
- Contents:
- Overture to Ruy Blas : in C minor op. 95 MWV P 15 (7:37)
- A midsummer night's dream : incidental music op. 61 MWV M 13 (28:42)
- Piano concerto no. 1 in G minor op. 25 MWV O 7 (18:38)
- Piano concerto no. 2 in D minor op. 40 MWV O 11 (20:20).
- Participant:
- Saleem Ashkar, piano (3rd-4th works) ; Gewandhausorchester ; Riccardo Chailly, conductor.
- Notes:
- Recorded 2013 June 24-29 Gewandhaus, Leipzig.
- Hard copy version record.
- Contains:
- Container of: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Ruy Blas (Overture).
- Container of: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Sommernachtstraum.
- Container of: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 1, op. 25, G minor
- Container of: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 40, D minor
- Other Format:
- Source record: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Instrumental music. Selections. Ruy Blas.
- OCLC:
- 972162368
- Publisher Number:
- ITUM71400116
- ITUM71400117
- ITUM71400118
- ITUM71400119
- ITUM71400120
- ITUM71400127
- ITUM71400121
- ITUM71400122
- ITUM71400123
- ITUM71400124
- ITUM71400125
- ITUM71400126
- 00028948109227 Decca
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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