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John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra - Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No 1 (2017) [Blu-Ray]

Posted By: Vilboa

Date: 19 May 2017 06:50:56

Continuing his award-winning cycle of works by Felix Mendelssohn, Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the LSO, his Monteverdi Choir and three talented young actors from the Guildhall in a landmark performance of 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream', which was performed as part of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. To mark the celebrations, Gardiner produced a special version of the work featuring some cuts to the original movements that, in his words, "remove all of the music relating to the Mechanicals and thus focus on the world of the fairies and the human lovers". Mendelssohn, who adored Shakespeare’s writings, composed his concert overture based on 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' in 1827 aged 17, after having read a German translation of the play. The overture was immediately acclaimed as a masterpiece and quickly became a popular favourite throughout Europe. Years later in 1843 he was asked by the King of Prussia to provide a score for an entire production: 14 short works based on themes and moods from the original overture, with a broadly romantic sound although classical in style and structure.

Cast:
Ceri-lyn Cissone (Hermia/Fairy/Titania)
Alexander Knox (Lysander/Puck)
Frankie Wakefield (Oberon/Theseus)
The Monteverdi Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Track List:
BD Audio:
01. Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op 21
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, Op 61
02. Prologue (Narration) "Ay me! For aught that I could ever read"
03. No.1 Scherzo
04. No.2 L’istesso tempo
05. No.2a Allegro vivace
06. No.3 Lied mit Chor
07. No.4 Andante
08. No.5 Allegro appassionato
09. No.7 Nocturne (Con moto tranquillo)
10. No.8 Andante
11. No.9 Hochzeitmarsch ("Wedding March") & No.12 Allegro vivace come primo
12. Finale Allegro di molto
BD Video:
01. Opening Credits. Introduction by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 11
02. I. Allegro Di Molto
03. II. Andante
04. III. Scherzo: Sempre Pianissimo E Leggiero (1829 London Version)
05. III. Menuetto: Allegro molto (1824 Original Version)
06. IV. Allegro con fuoco
07. Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op 21
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, Op 61
08. Prologue (Narration) "Ay me! For aught that I could ever read"
09. No.1 Scherzo
10. No.2 L’istesso tempo
11. No.2a Allegro vivace
12. No.3 Lied mit Chor
13. No.4 Andante
14. No.5 Allegro appassionato
15. No.7 Nocturne (Con moto tranquillo)
16. No.8 Andante
17. No.9 Hochzeitmarsch ("Wedding March") & No.12 Allegro vivace come primo
18. Finale Allegro di molto

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Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 01
00:02:45.899 : en:Chapter 02
00:13:26.806 : en:Chapter 03
00:20:07.706 : en:Chapter 04
00:24:21.793 : en:Chapter 05
00:30:59.123 : en:Chapter 06
00:40:40.704 : en:Chapter 07
00:52:49.666 : en:Chapter 08
00:53:48.058 : en:Chapter 09
00:58:06.483 : en:Chapter 10
01:01:25.782 : en:Chapter 11
01:03:31.574 : en:Chapter 12
01:08:08.918 : en:Chapter 13
01:09:55.224 : en:Chapter 14
01:14:13.081 : en:Chapter 15
01:20:29.324 : en:Chapter 16
01:23:37.512 : en:Chapter 17
01:28:36.177 : en:Chapter 18

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