Ein Sommernachtstraum

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Max Urlacher & RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester & Pablo Heras‐Casado

Ein Sommernachtstraum is a set of incidental music by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1842 and first performed in 1843. The score features lyrical orchestral writing, light-textured woodwind and string colours and choral passages typical of the Romantic era, and it represents one of Mendelssohn's mature stage works that occupies a prominent place in 19th-century concert and theatre repertoire.
First released: 20th June 2025

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in E major, op. 21
    11:56
  2. 2.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: I. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
    4:39
  3. 3.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: II. Melodrama "Über Täler und Höh'n". L'istesso tempo
    1:23
  4. 4.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: III. March of the Elves. Allegro vivace
    2:11
  5. 5.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: IV. Song with Choir. Allegro ma non troppo
    4:59
  6. 6.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: V. Melodrama "Was du wirst erwachend sehn". Andante - Allegro molto
    2:38
  7. 7.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: VI. Intermezzo. Allegro appassionato - Allegro molto comodo
    3:56
  8. 8.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: VII. Melodrama "Welch hausback'nes Volk macht sich hier breit". Allegro - Allegro molto
    5:28
  9. 9.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: VIII. Notturno. Andante con moto tranquillo
    5:59
  10. 10.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: IX. "Jetzt fängt mich doch Titanias Wahnsinn an zu dauern" - Melodrama "Sei, als wäre nichts gescheh'n!". Andante
    1:59
  11. 11.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: X. Wedding March. Allegro vivace
    4:25
  12. 12.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: XI. "Der Prolog ist fertig". Allegro comodo - Funeral March. Andante comodo
    4:17
  13. 13.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: XII. Dance of the Clowns. Allegro di molto
    1:40
  14. 14.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: XIII. Allegro vivace
    1:11
  15. 15.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: XIV. Finale. Allegro di molto
    5:36

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