Espana / Suite Pastorale / Gwendoline Overture

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Edith Wiens, Christiane Oertel, Friedhelm Eberle, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur / Apex Audio CD 2007 / 2564 69900-2 UPC 825646990023   On two occasions, Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream (in German Ein Sommernachtstraum). First in 1826, near the start of his career, he wrote a concert overture (Op. 21). Later, in 1842, only a few years before his death, he wrote incidental music (Op. 61) for a production of the play, into which he incorporated the existing overture. The incidental music includes the famous "Wedding March".   Label: Apex – 2564 69900-2 Format: CD, Album Country: Europe Released:   2007 Genre: Classical Style: Romantic       Tracklist: 1   Ouvertüre Op. 21 11:30 2   Text "Hier Ist Das Blatt" 2:06 3   Nr. 1 Scherzo 4:47 4   Nr. 2 Melodram "Über Täler Und Höh'n" 1:08 5   Elfenmarsch 2:31 6   Nr. 3 Lied Mit Chor "Kommt! Einen Ringel-, Einen Feengesang!" 3:55 7   Nr. 4 Melodram "Was Du Wirst Erwachend Sehn" 1:11 8   Nr. 5 Intermezzo 3:04 9   Nr. 6 Melodram "Welch Hausgebackenes Volk" 5:05 10   Nr. 7 Notturno 5:38 11     Text "Nun Toller Geist" - Nr. 8 Melodram "Sei, Als Wäre Nichts Geschehn!"    2:53 12   Nr. 9 Hochzeitsmarsch 4:04 13   Text "Nun Kommt!" - Nr. 10 Melodram "Was Dies Bedeuten Soll" 7:04 14   Text "Beliebt Es Euer Hoheit" 0:21 15   Nr. 11 Ein Tanz Von Rüpeln 1:00 16   Text "Zu Bett, Geliebte Freunde!" 0:09 17   Nr. 12 Melodram "Jetzt Beheult Der Wolf Den Mond" 1:30 18   Nr. 13 Finale "Bei Des Feuers Mattem Flimmern" 4:56           Booklet Editor – WLP Ltd. Chorus – Rundfunkchor Leipzig Chorus Master – Gert Frischmuth Co-producer – Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin Composed By – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Conductor – Kurt Masur Edited By – Thomas Albrecht Engineer – Hans-Jürgen Seiferth Liner Notes – Hans-Christian Schmidt Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Christiane Oertel Orchestra – Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Producer – Renate Kupfer, Wolfgang Mohr Recorded By – Bernd Runge, Claus Strüben Soprano Vocals – Edith Wiens Speech – Friedhelm Eberle