Overture & Incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Overture and Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream is a set of orchestral works by Felix Mendelssohn, originally composed as an overture in 1826 and later expanded into incidental music in 1842. The music combines lyrical Romantic orchestration, fleet melodic lines, scherzo-like textures and evocative woodwind and string colours to depict fairy scenes and dramatic moods, and represents a mature example of Mendelssohn's contribution to Romantic theatre and orchestral repertoire.

Overture & Incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Mendelssohn - album cover

First released: 22nd June 2018

Classical

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Disc 1

1.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream", Overture, op. 21
13:47
2.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: I. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
4:33
3.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: II Allegro vivace
1:35
4.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: III. Lied mit Chor
4:24
5.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: IV. Intermezzo - V. Allegro apassionato
3:23
6.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: VII. Nocturne. Con moto tranquillo - VIII. Andante
6:05
7.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: IX. Hochzeitmarsch "Wedding March" - Allegro vivace
5:24
8.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: X. Funeral March - Andante comodo
1:32
9.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: XII. Dance of the Clowns - Allegro di molto
1:50
10.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: Finale - Allegro di molto
5:17
11.
6 Lieder, op. 9: VI. Die Mainacht
2:25
12.
6 Lieder, op. 9: II. Ferne
2:58
13.
6 Songs, op. 1: VI. Gondel song "O come to me"
3:13

Disc 2

2.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream", Overture, op. 21
13:40
3.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: I. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
4:29
4.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: II Allegro vivace
1:35
5.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: III. Lied mit Chor
4:24
6.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: IV. Intermezzo - V. Allegro apassionato
3:23
7.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: VII. Nocturne. Con moto tranquillo - VIII. Andante
6:03
8.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: IX. Hochzeitmarsch "Wedding March" - Allegro vivace
5:18
9.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: X. Funeral March - Andante comodo
1:33
10.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: XII. Dance of the Clowns - Allegro di molto
1:48
11.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: Finale - Allegro di molto
5:11
12.
6 Lieder, op. 9: VI. Die Mainacht
2:22
13.
6 Lieder, op. 9: II. Ferne
2:57
14.
6 Songs, op. 1: VI. Gondel song "O come to me"
3:13

Disc 3

3.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream", Overture, op. 21 (5.0 mix)
13:40
4.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: I. Scherzo - Allegro vivace (5.0 mix)
4:29
5.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: II Allegro vivace (5.0 mix)
1:35
6.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: III. Lied mit Chor (5.0 mix)
4:24
7.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: IV. Intermezzo - V. Allegro apassionato (5.0 mix)
3:23
8.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: VII. Nocturne. Con moto tranquillo - VIII. Andante (5.0 mix)
6:03
9.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: IX. Hochzeitmarsch "Wedding March" - Allegro vivace (5.0 mix)
5:18
10.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: X. Funeral March - Andante comodo (5.0 mix)
1:33
11.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: XII. Dance of the Clowns - Allegro di molto (5.0 mix)
1:48
12.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: Finale - Allegro di molto (5.0 mix)
5:11
13.
6 Lieder, op. 9: VI. Die Mainacht (5.0 mix)
2:22
14.
6 Lieder, op. 9: II. Ferne (5.0 mix)
2:57
15.
6 Songs, op. 1: VI. Gondel song "O come to me" (5.0 mix)
3:13