Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 & A Midsummer Night's Dream (1988)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 274 Mb | Total time: 63:17 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | # VC 7 90725-2 | Recorded: 1987
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 274 Mb | Total time: 63:17 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | # VC 7 90725-2 | Recorded: 1987
If there is one Mendelssohn symphonic recording that makes the case for a more favorable reassessment [of the composer], it's this pairing of the Italian Symphony and some of the Midsummer Night's Dream music by Sir Charles Mackerras…. The clarity of texture here [in the Symphony] is extraordinary, even when the brass and winds add their clout. As a result, every line of Mendelssohn's orchestration comes through clearly, leaving a listener with a renewed respect for this composer's inventiveness…. The Midsummer Night's Dream music is even more miraculous….