Symphony for Strings No. 10 Adam Summerhayes, Violin Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Concertante As the greatest work ever composed by a 16-year-old, Mendelssohn’s Octet is always welcome on disc, ...
MUSA is a chamber ensemble dedicated to historically informed performances of Baroque and Classical repertoire, as well as new music for period instruments. From trio sonatas to orchestral works, MUSA ...
MUSA is a chamber ensemble dedicated to historically informed performances of Baroque and Classical repertoire, as well as new music for period instruments. From trio sonatas to orchestral works, MUSA ...
The Mendelssohn String symphonies have been fairly well served on record, both quantitatively and quality-wise[1], but ultimately they never quite sounded like youthful Mendelssohnian masterworks but, ...
Symphony for Strings No. 10 Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Northern Chamber Orchestra Nicholas Ward, Conductor Symphony for Strings No. 11 Northern Chamber Orchestra Nicholas Ward, Conductor Felix ...
For the string quartets, go for the Henschel Quartet on Arte Nova (you can also hear their recordings of the complete cycle of six-and-a-bit quartets on Spotify). My favourite recording of the Octet, ...
With classical statues, red carpeting, golden lighting, and beautiful architecture, the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed against a setting of grandeur last weekend, amplified by the buzzing energy ...
There may be no more dazzling example of a composer writing on spec than Mendelssohn's music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which got a sumptuous and beautiful performance in Davies Symphony Hall on ...