"Italian" Symphony / Midsummer Night's Dream

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra & David Zinman

Italian Symphony / Midsummer Night's Dream is an album of orchestral works by Felix Mendelssohn, featuring compositions from 1833–34 and 1842. The programme contrasts the symphony's bright, Italianate rhythms and vivacious orchestration with the incidental music's fleet, tonal sketches and atmospheric, fairy-like textures, reflecting Mendelssohn's development as a composer of both large-scale symphonic pieces and evocative stage music.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: Allegro vivace
    10:15
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: Andante con moto
    6:02
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: Con moto moderato
    6:47
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: Saltarello (Presto)
    5:45
  5. 5.
    Midsummer Night's Dream : Overture
    12:39
  6. 6.
    Midsummer Night's Dream : Scherzo
    4:45
  7. 7.
    Midsummer Night's Dream : Entrance of the Fairy King
    1:22
  8. 8.
    Midsummer Night's Dream : Intermezzo
    3:47
  9. 9.
    Midsummer Night's Dream : Nocturne
    6:26
  10. 10.
    Midsummer Night's Dream : Dance of the Artisans
    1:33
  11. 11.
    Midsummer Night's Dream : Wedding March
    5:05

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