- ReleaseProduct
- Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer Night's Dream - Complete Melodrama)
- Artist
- Max Urlacher, Pablo Heras-Casado, RIAS Kammerchor, Freiburger Barockorchester
- Label
- Harmonia Mundi
- Catalogue Number
- 902724
- Release Date
- June 20, 2025
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What a fabulous score A Midsummer Night’s Dream is! Mendelssohn’s incidental music left its mark on his contemporaries with its virtuosity, its subtle orchestration and its evocative power. Here, Pablo Heras-Casado, the Freiburger Barockorchester and the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin present the music absolutely complete, flanked by Max Urlacher as a wonderfully ebullient narrator. Their historically informed interpretation offers a delightful plunge into this world of dreams and enchantment.
Digital Tracklist
- 1 Overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in E Major, Op. 21 Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 11:56
- 2 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: I. Scherzo. Allegro vivace Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado, Anne-Katharina Schreiber 4:39
- 3 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: II. Melodrama "Über Täler und Höh'n". L'istesso tempo Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 1:23
- 4 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: III. March of the Elves. Allegro vivace Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 2:11
- 5 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: IV. Song with Choir. Allegro ma non troppo Max Urlacher, Mi-Young Kim, Anna Erdmann, RIAS Kammerchor, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 4:59
- 6 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: V. Melodrama "Was du wirst erwachend sehn". Andante - Allegro molto Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 2:38
- 7 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: VI. Intermezzo. Allegro appassionato - Allegro molto comodo Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 3:56
- 8 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: VII. Melodrama "Welch hausback'nes Volk macht sich hier breit". Allegro - Allegro molto Max Urlacher, Mi-Young Kim, Anna Erdmann, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 5:28
- 9 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: VIII. Notturno. Andante con moto tranquillo Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 5:59
- 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 Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 1:59
- 11 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: X. Wedding March. Allegro vivace Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 4:25
- 12 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: XI. "Der Prolog ist fertig". Allegro comodo - Funeral March. Andante comodo Max Urlacher, Anne-Katharina Schreiber, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 4:17
- 13 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: XII. Dance of the Clowns. Allegro di molto Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 1:40
- 14 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: XIII. Allegro vivace Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 1:11
- 15 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: XIV. Finale. Allegro di molto Max Urlacher, Mi-Young Kim, RIAS Kammerchor, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado 5:36