"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.
First released: 1986
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- 1.Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: Allegro vivace10:15
- 2.Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: Andante con moto6:02
- 3.Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: Con moto moderato6:47
- 4.Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: Saltarello (Presto)5:45
- 5.Midsummer Night's Dream : Overture12:39
- 6.Midsummer Night's Dream : Scherzo4:45
- 7.Midsummer Night's Dream : Entrance of the Fairy King1:22
- 8.Midsummer Night's Dream : Intermezzo3:47
- 9.Midsummer Night's Dream : Nocturne6:26
- 10.Midsummer Night's Dream : Dance of the Artisans1:33
- 11.Midsummer Night's Dream : Wedding March5:05











