Offer,Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag
This is a performance con amore. Yet Maag never short-changes the symphony's drama and rugged power…The LSO's magnificent horn battalion - four instruments sounding like 16 - out-brays virtually... — More…
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Contents
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish'
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Peter Maag
- Recorded: 1960-04-21
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
1. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato - Assai animato - Andante come prima
2. Vivace non troppo
3. Adagio
4. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Peter Maag
- Recorded: 1957-02-27
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Excerpt,
- Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano), Marion Lowe (soprano)
- London Symphony Orchestra, Female Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Peter Maag
- Recorded: 1957-02-27
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
No.1 Scherzo
No.3 Song with Chorus: "Bunte Schlangen, zweigezüngt"
No.5 Intermezzo
No.7 Notturno
No.9 Wedding March
No.11 Dance of the Clowns
Excerpt,
- Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano)
- London Symphony Orchestra, Female Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Peter Maag
- Recorded: 1957-02-27
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Finale: "Though this house give glimm'ring light"